Luis Álvarez

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:PSOE_Galicia
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_California
gptkb:Berkeley_Lab
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:born June 29, 1911
gptkbp:children gptkb:Luis_W._Álvarez
gptkbp:contribution research on cosmic rays
development of the bubble chamber
research on the extinction of dinosaurs
discovery of the K-meson
work on the Manhattan Project
gptkbp:died September 1, 1988
gptkbp:field gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:field_of_study nuclear reactions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Luis Álvarez
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkbp:invention Alvarez spectrometer
neutron activation analysis technique
gptkbp:known_for nuclear physics
X-ray diffraction
neutron activation analysis
Alvarez hypothesis
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:notable_feature the Alvarez hypothesis
gptkbp:research_areas gptkb:physicist
gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Photographer
geology
astrophysics
computational physics
nuclear physics
nuclear energy
nuclear safety
solid-state physics
medical physics
nuclear medicine
radiation therapy
paleontology
geophysics
experimental physics
nuclear chemistry
biophysics
nuclear disarmament
applied physics
nuclear engineering
nuclear nonproliferation
nuclear policy
nuclear security
nuclear waste management
particle astrophysics
environmental physics
radiochemistry
gptkbp:spouse Helen Álvarez
gptkbp:work_location gptkb:Lawrence_Berkeley_National_Laboratory