LUIS W. ALVAREZ

1968 Nobel Laureate in Physics

for his decisive contributions to elementary particle physics, in particular the discovery of a large number of resonance states, made possible through his development of the technique of using hydrogen bubble chamber and data analysis.

1911-1988
Residence: U.S.A.
Affiliation: University of California, Berkeley, CA

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• Alvarez's biography (submitted by Jeremy Moskowitz)
• Presentation of award and acceptance speech (submitted by Georgia Fujikawa)
• Luis Alvarez – Biography (submitted by Chinnappan Baskar)
• MEMORIAL TRIBUTE FOR LUIS W. ALVAREZ (submitted by victory)
• Luis W. Alvarez - Nobel Lecture (submitted by Jackson)
• Luis W. Alvarez Biography from Encyclopedia.com (submitted by www.britannica.com)
• Luis W. Alvarez Biography (submitted by Nik)

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