PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE IN THE EARLY YEARS AT THE ZAVOISKY INSTITUTE

The collaboration of three Kazan physicists: E.K. Zavoisky, S.A. Al'tshuler and B.M. Kozyrev, should be mentioned in the context of the history of the electron paramagnetic resonance discovery. Zavoisky investigated the effect of the high frequency electromagnetic field on substances back in the thirties. At that time he invited physical-chemist B.M. Kozyrev and a bit later theorist S.A. Al'tshuler, who were acquainted with him since his studying in Kazan University, to participate in this work. Their collaboration led to a close friendship that lasted for life.