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  1. Aug 28, 2024 · 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 only in hig...

  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]

  3. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1968 was awarded to Luis Walter Alvarez "for his decisive contributions to elementary particle physics, in particular the discovery of a large number of resonance states, made possible through his development of the technique of using hydrogen bubble chamber and data analysis"

  4. Dec 1, 2014 · Luis Alvarez was a Nobel Prize winning physicist, probably most famous for the discovery of the iridium layer and his theory that the mass extinction of dinosaurs was caused by an asteroid or comet colliding with Earth.

  5. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1968 was awarded to Luis Walter Alvarez "for his decisive contributions to elementary particle physics, in particular the discovery of a large number of resonance states, made possible through his development of the technique of using hydrogen bubble chamber and data analysis"

  6. May 21, 2018 · Luis Walter Alvarez: 1911-1988: Nuclear physicist, inventor, educator. One of the most versatile scientists and inventors of the 20th century, Luis Walter Alvarez used his expertise to impact optics, flight, warfare, and the tracking and

  7. Luis Walter Alvarez invented a radio distance and direction indicator. During World War II, he designed a landing system for aircraft and a radar system for locating planes. Later, he helped develop the hydrogen bubble chamber, used to detect subatomic particles.

  8. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1968 was awarded to Luis Walter Alvarez "for his decisive contributions to elementary particle physics, in particular the discovery of a large number of resonance states, made possible through his development of the technique of using hydrogen bubble chamber and data analysis". To cite this section.

  9. Luis W. Alvarez was perhaps the best-known Hispanic scientist of the twentieth century, excelling in experimental physics and engineering. In the 1940s he worked on the Manhattan Project designing the detonating device for the first atomic bomb.

  10. Jan 11, 2023 · Luis Alvarez was an experimental physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project. LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY. Quick Facts. Significance: Experimental physicist and Nobel Prize winner. Place of Birth: San Francisco, CA. Date of Birth: June 13, 1911. Place of Death: Berkeley, CA. Date of Death: September 1, 1988. Place of Burial: