Science · Technology · 1911–1988
Luis Walter Alvarez — Age & Birthday
Born: 13 June 1911 · Died: 31 August 1988 · Age at death: 77
How old was Luis Walter Alvarez when he died?
Luis Walter Alvarez died aged 77. He was born on 13 June 1911 and died on 31 August 1988.
Nobel Prize-winning physicist who discovered many subatomic particles
Did you know?He proposed the widely accepted theory that a giant asteroid impact caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Luis Walter Alvarez (June 13, 1911 – September 1, 1988) was an American experimental physicist, inventor, and professor who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1968 for his discovery of resonance states in particle physics using the hydrogen bubble chamber.
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- Age at death
- 77
- Would be
- 115
- Years since death
- 38
- Born
- June 13, 1911 · San Francisco, United States
- Died
- August 31, 1988
- Cause of death
- Lung cancer
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Science, Technology
Family
- Father
- Walter C. Alvarez
- Spouses
- Geraldine Smithwick, Janet L. Landis
- Child
- Walter Alvarez
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- Born on June 13Born on June 13 too? You share your birthday with Luis Walter Alvarez, James Clerk Maxwell, William Butler Yeats and 26 more famous people. See your full list of birthday matches.Date page
- Died on August 31Luis Walter Alvarez is remembered every August 31, along with 24 other notable people who died on this day. Discover what else happened on that date.Date page
- See the front page from the day Luis Walter Alvarez was bornA newspaper front page for 13 June 1911, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todayLuis Walter Alvarez would be 115 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryLuis Walter Alvarez's 116th birthday is in 229 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!116th
- Death anniversaryThe 39th anniversary of Luis Walter Alvarez's death is in 308 days. A moment to remember their legacy.39th
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