Alvarez : Adventures of a Physicist

322 Pages·1989·41.145 MB·English

by  Luis W. Alvarez

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THIS BOOK IS PUBLISHED AS PART OF AN ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION PROGRAM
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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
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program" P. 2.
Includes index.
1. Alvarez, Luis W., 1911-1988. 2. Physicists-
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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
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