Luis Walter Alvarez
American experimental physicist, inventor, and professor (1911–1988)
Luis Walter Alvarez (June 13, 1911 – September 1, 1988) was an American experimental physicist, inventor, and professor. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1968.
Luis Walter Alvarez | |
|---|---|
 Alvarez in 1961 | |
| Born | June 13, 1911 |
| Died | September 1, 1988 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Known for | Accelerator mass spectrometry Alvarez hypothesis AN/CPS-1 Electron capture Exploding-bridgewire detonator Ground-controlled approach Linear particle accelerator Liquid hydrogen bubble chamber Muon-catalyzed fusion Muon tomography Isolation of helium-3 Isolation of tritium Measurement of neutron magnetic moment |
| Spouse(s) |
Geraldine Smithwick
(m. 1936; div. 1957)Janet L. Landis (m. 1958) |
| Awards | Collier Trophy (1945) Medal for Merit (1947) John Scott Medal (1953) Albert Einstein Award (1961) National Medal of Science (1963) Pioneer Award (1963) Michelson–Morley Award (1965) Nobel Prize in Physics (1968) Enrico Fermi Award (1987) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
| Doctoral advisor | Arthur Compton |
| Signature | |
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