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gptkb:person
gptkb:physicist
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:University_of_Chicago
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:Albert_Einstein_Medal
gptkb:Comstock_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Enrico_Fermi_Award
gptkb:Ernest_Orlando_Lawrence_Award
gptkb:John_Scott_Medal
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Rumford_Prize
Collier Trophy
Michelson Medal
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1911-06-13
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:San_Francisco,_California,_United_States
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gptkbp:causeOfDeath
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complications from cancer
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:Walter_Alvarez
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1988-09-01
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Berkeley,_California,_United_States
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gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor
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gptkb:Arthur_Compton
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gptkbp:employer
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gptkb:Lawrence_Berkeley_National_Laboratory
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
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gptkbp:field
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experimental physics
physics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Louis W. Alvarez
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:K-T_extinction_hypothesis
gptkb:Manhattan_Project
cosmic ray research
detection of resonance states
hydrogen bubble chamber
radar development
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gptkbp:memberOf
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gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:American_Physical_Society
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Lieutenant Colonel
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gptkbp:militaryService
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notableStudent
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gptkb:Donald_Glaser
gptkb:Owen_Chamberlain
gptkb:Luis_W._Alvarez
Charles S. Brown
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gptkbp:religion
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agnosticism
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Berkeley,_California,_United_States
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gptkbp:signature
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Louis W. Alvarez signature.svg
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Janet_Landis
Gertrude K. Brix
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gptkb:Office_of_Radio_Research
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