luis walter alvarez by ellie peterson. born in the usa on june 13, 1911 received b.sc. from the...
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Luis Walter Alvarez
By Ellie Peterson
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• Born in the USA on June 13, 1911 • received B.Sc. from the University of
Chicago,1932• Received a M.Sc. in 1934• Received a Ph.D. in 1936
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Colleges
• Professor, Radiation Laboratory of the University of California.
• On leave, Radiation Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute.
• Metallurgical Laboratory of the University of Chicago
• Los Alamos Laboratory of the Manhattan District
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Early development
• Worked the fields of optics and cosmic rays.
• He is co-discoverer of the "East-West effect".
• Concentrated work in the field of nuclear physics
• Method for producing beams of very slow neutrons
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Accomplishments
• first 198Hg lamp• discovered the radioactivity of
3H • responsible for three important
radar systems.• the microwave early warning
system
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Accomplishments
• the Eagle high altitude bombing system.
• A blind landing system of civilian
• military value (GCA, or Ground-Controlled Approach).
• developed the detonators for setting off plutonium bomb
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Accomplishments• The Berkeley 40-foot proton linear
accelerator.
• Published the first suggestion for charge exchange acceleration.
• development of large liquid hydrogen bubble chambers
• devoted most time to study of cosmic rays.
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Member of
• National Academy of Sciences
• American Philosophical Society
• American Physical Society (President 1969)
• American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Awards
• Member of National Academy of Engineering.
• Awarded the Collier Trophy
• Awarded the John Scott Medaland Prize
• Awarded the Medal for Merit
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Awards
• Was named "California Scientist of the Year"
• Awarded the Einstein Medal.
• Awarded the Pioneer Award of the AIEEE;
• Awarded the National Medal of Science.
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Honorary
• de grees:
• Sc.D., University of Chicago
• Sc.D., Carnegie-Mellon University
• Sc.D., Kenyon College
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• http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1968/alvarez-bio.html