Alvarez, Luis Walter

Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Date of birth:: June 13th, 1911 (San Francisco/California, United States)
Date of death:: September 1st, 1988 (Berkeley/California, United States)
Nationality:: American

Biography

Dr. Alvarez is known for his work on the Atomic Bomb. He was a group leader in the bomb work in New Mexico, and flew in a B-29 as observer when the first one was dropped on Hiroshima. He survived a crash during World War II as a passenger in a Miles Master.

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Robert J. Collier Trophy

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: December 12th, 1946

"For the Ground Controlled Approach (GCA) which allowed radar operators to guide pilots to a safe landing in all weather conditions."

Presented by President Truman at the White House on 17 December 1946.

Medal for Merit

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: 1947

National Medal of Science

Awarded on:: 1963

Nobel Prize in Physics

Awarded on:: 1968

“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”