Luis Alvarez
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Luis Alvarez was an American experimental physicist and Nobel laureate known for his work on radar, the Manhattan Project, and the discovery of numerous particle resonances.
Aliases (1)
- Luis W. Alvarez ×4
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| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Physics
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experimental physicist → human → |
| academicDegree |
PhD in physics
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| awardReceived |
Albert Einstein Medal
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Collier Trophy → Comstock Prize in Physics → Enrico Fermi Award → Ernest O. Lawrence Award → Medal for Merit → National Medal of Science → Nobel Prize in Physics → |
| coAuthor |
Walter Alvarez
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1911-06-13
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| dateOfDeath |
1988-09-01
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| educatedAt |
University of Chicago
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| employer |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Los Alamos Laboratory → Radiation Laboratory (MIT) → University of California, Berkeley → |
| familyName |
Alvarez
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| fieldOfWork |
archaeology (remote sensing)
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aviation safety → experimental physics → nuclear physics → particle physics → radar technology → |
| givenName |
Luis
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| languageSpoken |
English
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| memberOf |
Manhattan Project
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| militaryBranch |
United States Army Air Forces
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| militaryRank |
lieutenant colonel
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| notableIdea |
application of cosmic-ray muon tomography to archaeology
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asteroid impact hypothesis for Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction → use of liquid hydrogen bubble chamber for particle detection → |
| notableWork |
analysis of Zapruder film of John F. Kennedy assassination
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discovery of numerous particle resonances → hydrogen bubble chamber experiments → muon-catalyzed fusion experiments → paper proposing extraterrestrial cause for Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event → |
| occupation |
inventor
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physicist → |
| participatedIn |
development of detonators for the Hiroshima atomic bomb
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development of ground-controlled approach radar → development of proximity fuse → development of radar systems during World War II → |
| placeOfBirth |
San Francisco, California, United States of America
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| placeOfDeath |
Berkeley, California, United States of America
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| residence |
Berkeley, California, United States of America
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| sexOrGender |
male
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Referenced by (6)
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Los Alamos Laboratory
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Radiation Laboratory ("Luis W. Alvarez") → |
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Radiation Laboratory
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Project Alberta
("Luis W. Alvarez")
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Wolf Foundation
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hasNotableLaureate |
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Enrico Fermi Award
("Luis W. Alvarez")
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