"Peter Mansfield was born on the 9 October, 1933 in Lambeth, London. His father, Sidney worked as a gas fitter while his mother, Rose, was a waitress 2,3. Mansfield’s education ended at age 15, leaving school to work in a printing firm as a printer’s assistant. Due to an interest in rocket technology, Mansfield began working at the Ministry of Supply and after 18 months there he was called up for national service 2."
"Research Associate in Physics at the University of Illinois (1962)"
"Lecturer in Physics at the University of Nottingham (1964)"
"Senior Lecturer in Physics at the University of Nottingham (1968)"
"Senior Visitor at the Max Planck Institute for medical research (1972-1973)"
"Professor of Physics at the University of Nottingham (1979)"
"Fellow of the Royal Society (1987)"
"Knighthood (1993)"
Expected headings
"Post military service"
"Research into nuclear magnetic resonance"
"Key experiment"
"The MRI scanner"
"Academic appointments"