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Luis Walter Alvarez

Luis Walter Alvarez

American experimental physicist, inventor, and professor

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Is a
Person
Person
Academic
Academic
Awards Received
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1978 National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee
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1968 Nobel Prize in Physics
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National Medal of Science
National Medal of Science
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IEEE Honorary Membership
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Medal for Merit
Medal for Merit
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Albert Einstein Award
Albert Einstein Award
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Child
Walter Alvarez
Walter Alvarez
Citizenship
United States
United States
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Birthdate
June 13, 1911
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Date of Death
September 1, 1988
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Doctoral Advisor
Arthur Compton
Arthur Compton
Doctoral Students
Richard A. Muller
Richard A. Muller
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Lawrence H. Johnston
Educated at
San Francisco Polytechnic High School
San Francisco Polytechnic High School
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University of Chicago
University of Chicago
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Father of
Walter Alvarez
Walter Alvarez
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Location
United States
United States
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Occupation
Scientist
Scientist
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Inventor
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Paleontology
Paleontology
Physicist
Physicist
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Birthplace
San Francisco
San Francisco
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Place of Death
Berkeley, California
Berkeley, California
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Wikidata ID
Q178344

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