Purcell and NMR

In 1946 and 1947 the author carried out research at Harvard University under the guydance of Professor Edward M.Purcell. The results were communicated in a frequently cited paper,often referred to as BPP, after the authors Bloembergen, Purcell and Pound. The same material appeared in my 1948 Ph. D. Leiden thesis ``Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation.'' Some personal interactions with Ed Purcell and Bob Pound in these early and in later years at Harvard will be recounted.