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BASICBOOKS,IncIPLS239/$9.95 ! i I ! i I ALVAREZ BOOKS IN THE ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION SERIES Disturbing the Universe byFreeman Dyson Advice to a Young Scientist byPeterMedawar The Youngest Science byLewis Thomas Haphazard Reality byHendrikB. G. Casimir In Search ofMind byJerome Bruner A Slot Machine, a Broken Test Tube byS. E. Luria Enigmas of Chance byMarkKac Rabi: Scientist and Citizen byJohn Rigden Making Weapons, Talking Peace byHerbertF. York The Statue Within byFrangoisJacob In Praise ofImperfection byRitaLevi-Montalcini Memoirs of an Unregulated Economist by George Stigler J. What Mad Pursuit byFrancis Crick THIS BOOK IS PUBLISHED AS PART OF AN ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION PROGRAM ALVAREZ Adventures a of Physicist W.ALVAREZ LUIS Basic Books, Inc., Publishers NEW YORK Library ofCongress Cataloging-in-PublicationData Alvarez, Luis W., 1911-1988 Alvarez: adventures ofa physicist. (The Alfred P. SloanFoundation series] "Published as part ofan AlfredP. SloanFoundation — program" P. 2. Includes index. 1. Alvarez, Luis W., 1911-1988. 2. Physicists- — United States Biography. I. Alfred P. SloanFoundation. II. Title. III. Series. QC774.A49A3 1987 530'.092'4 [B] 86-71499 ISBN 0-465-00115-7 (cloth) ISBN0-465-00116-5 (paper) Copyright © 1987by Luis W. Alvarez Printed in the United States ofAmerica Designed by VincentTorre 89 90 91 92 FG 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Jan

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