Luis Walter Alvarez

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Lawrence_Berkeley_National_Laboratory
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:born June 13, 1911
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:died September 1, 1988
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:field experimental physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Luis Walter Alvarez
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkb:Robert_Wilson
gptkbp:knownFor nuclear physics
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Alvarez_hypothesis
gptkbp:research theoretical physics
experimental techniques
particle accelerators
particle physics
cosmic rays
nuclear energy
nuclear fission
nuclear reactions
nuclear safety
high-energy physics
neutrino physics
medical physics
nuclear medicine
radiation therapy
X-ray diffraction
nuclear proliferation
nuclear fusion
nuclear non-proliferation
nuclear disarmament
nuclear policy
neutron activation analysis
nuclear decay
nuclear waste management
radiation detection
nuclear structure
radiobiology
scintillation counters
scientific instrumentation
atomic bomb
gamma-ray spectroscopy
radiological physics
bubble chambers
meson production
quantum_mechanics
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Helen_Alvarez