Statements (113)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Physicist
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| gptkbp:advocates_for |
nuclear disarmament
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Lawrence_Berkeley_National_Laboratory
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley |
| gptkbp:awarded_to |
gptkb:Enrico_Fermi_Award
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics |
| gptkbp:birth_date |
1911-06-13
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| gptkbp:birth_place |
gptkb:San_Francisco,_California,_USA
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| gptkbp:born_in |
gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:John_Alvarez
gptkb:Luis_W._Alvarez gptkb:Robert_Alvarez Catherine Alvarez |
| gptkbp:class |
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
|
| gptkbp:contributed_to |
gptkb:Manhattan_Project
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| gptkbp:contribution |
Development of the bubble chamber
Discovery of the K-meson Research on the extinction of dinosaurs |
| gptkbp:death_date |
1988-09-01
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| gptkbp:death_place |
gptkb:Berkeley,_California,_USA
|
| gptkbp:developed_by |
gptkb:nuclear_weapons
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| gptkbp:died_in |
gptkb:Berkeley,_California
|
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
|
| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:Physics
Geology |
| gptkbp:has_role |
development of radar technology
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Luis Alvarez
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Robert_Oppenheimer
gptkb:Ernest_O._Lawrence |
| gptkbp:invention |
the hydrogen bubble chamber
|
| gptkbp:is_a_member_of |
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:the_American_Society_for_Engineering_Education gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences gptkb:American_Physical_Society gptkb:the_American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science gptkb:the_American_Chemical_Society gptkb:the_American_Institute_of_Physics the National Academy of Engineering the International Academy of Astronautics |
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
high-energy physics
|
| gptkbp:known_for |
gptkb:Alvarez_bomb
gptkb:Physics Nuclear magnetic resonance nuclear physics Experimental physics Neutrino detection Research on the Manhattan Project Studies on the structure of atomic nuclei Studies on the interactions of particles at high energies Geophysical research Studies on the effects of radiation on matter Studies on cosmic rays Nuclear structure research Studies on the properties of subatomic particles Studies on the behavior of particles in magnetic fields Alvarez hypothesis Pioneering work in particle accelerators Studies on the behavior of particles in vacuum. Studies on the origin of elements Studies on the behavior of particles in gravitational fields Studies on the behavior of particles in electric fields |
| gptkbp:leadership |
the field of experimental physics
|
| gptkbp:mentor |
many physicists
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:American
|
| gptkbp:notable_authors |
nuclear reactions
nuclear medicine the field of theoretical physics the field of astrophysics the field of condensed matter physics the field of quantum mechanics the field of geophysics |
| gptkbp:notable_contributor |
the development of atomic energy policy
|
| gptkbp:notable_recipients |
gptkb:the_Franklin_Medal
the National Medal of Science the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society the C. V. Raman Medal the Lawrence Award the John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science |
| gptkbp:notable_students |
gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkb:David_Politzer |
| gptkbp:participated_in |
the Manhattan Project's Trinity test
|
| gptkbp:published |
gptkb:academic_journals
|
| gptkbp:research_focus |
High-energy physics
Nuclear reactions Cosmic rays |
| gptkbp:spouse |
Helen Alvarez
|
| gptkbp:support |
gptkb:Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory
various government agencies |
| gptkbp:was_a_key_figure_in |
nuclear fission research
the development of nuclear weapons policy the development of nuclear fusion research the development of nuclear safety protocols |
| gptkbp:was_a_pioneer_in |
X-ray diffraction
neutron activation analysis the field of particle astrophysics the use of isotopes in medicine |
| gptkbp:was_a_proponent_of |
public understanding of science
scientific education the use of nuclear energy |
| gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
gptkb:Ernest_O._Lawrence
|
| gptkbp:was_involved_in |
gptkb:Physics
nuclear physics research the development of atomic bombs during WWII the study of dinosaur extinction theories |
| gptkbp:was_known_for |
his innovative experimental techniques
Alvarez hypothesis his work on cosmic rays |
| gptkbp:won |
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
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| gptkbp:works_on |
gptkb:atomic_bomb
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ernest_O._Lawrence
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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