Luis Alvarez
1911-1988
Image: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives
You’re Luis Alvarez! You love experimental physics, but that’s not all! You strive to try new things and expand your mind and skillsets whenever possible. Your wide range of interests brings you in contact with lots of new colleagues and friends, even though you may describe yourself as an introvert. You cherish your family and enjoy collaborating with them to develop scientific theories.
Luis W. Alvarez was an American experimental physicist and inventor. In 1968, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for the development of the hydrogen bubble chamber. Alvarez is also known for his work on radar systems, the Manhattan Project, and theories on dinosaur extinction which he developed with his son, Walter.