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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Luis_Walter_AlvarezLuis Walter Alvarez - Wikipedia

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   Luis Walter Alvarez (June 13, 1911 – September 1, 1988) was an American experimental physicist, inventor, and professor who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1968 for his discovery of resonance states in particle physics using the hydrogen bubble chamber.

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3. www.nobelprize.org › prizes › physicsLuis Alvarez – Biographical - NobelPrize.org

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   The Nobel Prize in Physics 1968 was awarded to Luis Walter Alvarez "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"

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   The Nobel Prize in Physics 1968 was awarded to Luis Walter Alvarez "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"

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6. www.britannica.com › biography › Luis-AlvarezLuis Alvarez | Biography, Research, Nobel Prize, & Facts

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   Luis W. Alvarez. Born: June 13, 1911, San Francisco, California, U.S. Died: September 1, 1988, Berkeley, California (aged 77) Awards And Honors: Nobel Prize (1968) Notable Family Members: son Walter Alvarez.

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   Dec 1, 2014 · Luis Alvarez was a Nobel Prize winning physicist, probably most famous for the discovery of the iridium layer and his theory that the mass extinction of dinosaurs was caused by an asteroid or comet colliding with Earth.

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   Sep 29, 2021 · In this first instalment, Laura Hiscott explores the wide-ranging research of Luis Walter Alvarez, who won the prize for developing the hydrogen bubble chamber, but also investigated the Egyptian pyramids and dinosaur extinction.

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   Why did Luis Alvarez win a Nobel Prize?

   • Most importantly, he led the development of the hydrogen bubble chamber in the 1950s, with which his team then discovered many particles and resonance states. Luis Alvarez won the Nobel prize in 1968.

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   What did Luis and Walter Alvarez discover?

   • Luis and Walter Alvarez at the boundary layer that marked a mass extinction of life on Earth. After discussing the problem, father and son started off with a rather modest goal. They wanted to determine how long it took for the 1 centimeter deep layer Walter had been investigating in Italy to form.

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   How did Luis Alvarez develop a bubble chamber?

   • In these devices electrically charged particles leave trails behind them. In the latter part of the 1950s, Luis Alvarez further developed the bubble chamber by using liquid hydrogen. He also developed new measurement systems and computer-based methods for analyzing large quantities of data.

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   When did Luis Alvarez and Felix Bloch discover a neutron?

   • In 1939 he and Felix Bloch made the first measurement of the magnetic moment of the neutron, a characteristic of the strength and direction of its magnetic field. Luis Alvarez (far left) and visiting scientists examining the bubble chamber at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California, 1959.

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10. www.nobelprize.org › prizes › physicsThe Nobel Prize in Physics 1968 - NobelPrize.org

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    The Nobel Prize in Physics 1968 was awarded to Luis Walter Alvarez "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". To cite this section.