Biographical Sketches
Luis Walter Alvarez
1911-1988
American Physicist and Engineer
Luis W. Alvarez was perhaps the best-known Hispanic scientist of the twentieth century, excelling in experimental ph...
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Alvarez, Luis (1911-1988)
American physicist
Luis Alvarez proposed a controversial theory involving the possibility of a massive collision of a meteorite with the earth 65 million years ago, an event ...
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Luis Alvarez's scientific contributions to the military during World War II included the development of a narrow beam radar system that allows airplanes to land in inclement weather. He was also invol...
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Alvarez was born in San Francisco, California, on June 13, 1911, the son of a physician at the University of California. When the senior Alvarez took a position at the Mayo Clinic, the family moved to...
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The importance and variety of the discoveries and contributions of Luis W. Alvarez (1911-1988) are perhaps unmatched by any other 20th-century physicist. He received many awards for his work over the ...
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Alvarez was born in San Francisco, California, on June 13, 1911. He attended the University of Chicago, where he received his bachelor's degree (1932), master's degree (1934) and doctorate (1936). Upo...
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Luis Walter Alvarez
Alvarez, Luis (1911-1988)
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Luis Alvarez
Luis W. Alvarez
Luis Walter Alvarez