Luis W. Alvarez

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Physicist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Lawrence_Berkeley_National_Laboratory
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:born June 13, 1911
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:contribution research on cosmic rays
discovery of the K-meson
work on the Manhattan Project
development of bubble chamber
study of the extinction of dinosaurs
gptkbp:died September 1, 1988
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:field gptkb:Physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Luis W. Alvarez
gptkbp:influence nuclear medicine
particle accelerator technology
nuclear physics education
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:scientific_community
gptkbp:invention gptkb:Alvarez_bubble_chamber
gptkb:Alvarez_proton_synchrotron
gptkbp:known_for nuclear physics
gptkbp:legacy impact on modern physics
advancements in experimental techniques
inspiration for future physicists
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_work Alvarez hypothesis
gptkbp:research_areas gptkb:quantum_field_theory
gptkb:Quantum_Mechanics
gptkb:Physics
gptkb:string_theory
gptkb:cosmology
gptkb:statistical_mechanics
astrophysics
mathematical physics
computational physics
particle interactions
condensed matter physics
nuclear reactions
theoretical astrophysics
solid state physics
medical physics
geophysics
experimental physics
plasma physics
optical physics
biophysics
applied physics
nuclear engineering
nuclear astrophysics
radiation physics
nuclear structure
particle astrophysics
environmental physics
gptkbp:research_focus high-energy physics
gptkbp:spouse Helen Alvarez
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Luis_Alvarez
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5