Luis Walter Alvarez
Alvarez in 1961
Born	(1911-06-13)June 13, 1911 San Francisco, California, US
Died	September 1, 1988(1988-09-01) (aged 77) Berkeley, California, US
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
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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.

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