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  1. Aug 28, 2024 · neutron. Luis Alvarez (born June 13, 1911, San Francisco, California, U.S.—died September 1, 1988, Berkeley, California) was an American experimental physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1968 for work that included the discovery of many resonance particles (subatomic particles having extremely short lifetimes and occurring ...

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  2. Luis Walter Alvarez (June 13, 1911 – September 1, 1988) was an American experimental physicist, inventor, and professor who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1968 for his discovery of resonance states in particle physics using the hydrogen bubble chamber. [ 1 ] In 2007 the American Journal of Physics commented, "Luis Alvarez was one ...

  3. Sep 29, 2021 · Luis Walter Alvarez co-developed the theory that the extinction of the dinosaurs was caused by an asteroid impact (Courtesy: iStock/estt) I don’t remember the first time I heard the theory that the dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid crashing into the Earth. It’s a dramatic story that gets told to wide-eyed children in classrooms and ...

  4. Dec 1, 2014 · Luis Walter Alvarez was born on June 13, 1911, in San Francisco, California. His father, Walter Clement Alvarez, was a doctor and author who wrote a large number of medical books. His mother was Harriet Smyth. Luis began his education in San Francisco, first at Madison School, then at San Francisco Polytechnic High School.

  5. Biographical. Luis W. Alvarez was born in San Francisco, Calif., on June 13, 1911. He received his B.Sc. from the University of Chicago in 1932, a M.Sc. in 1934, and his Ph.D. in 1936. Dr. Alvarez joined the Radiation Laboratory of the University of California, where he is now a professor, as a research fellow in 1936.

  6. Luis W. Alvarez was born in San Francisco, California, on June 13, 1911. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Chicago in 1932, a Master of Science Degree in 1934, and his Ph.D. in 1936. Dr. Alvarez joined the Radiation Laboratory of the University of California, where he is now a professor, as a research fellow in 1936.

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  8. May 21, 2018 · ALVAREZ, LUIS WALTER. (b. San Francisco, California, 13 June 1911; d. Berkeley, California, 1 September 1988) physics, particles and detectors, geophysics. Alvarez was among the talented physicists who shaped the course of high-energy particle physics in the twentieth century. He was responsible for advances in instrumentation, organization ...

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