Luis Alvarez and the development of the bubble chamber
By: Amy Allison.
Series: Unlocking the secrets of science
Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Bear, Del
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Alvarez, Luis W., -- 1911- -- Juvenile literature.; Alvarez, Luis W., -- 1911-; Nuclear physicists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Bubble chambers -- Juvenile literature.; Physicists.; Nobel Prizes -- Biography.; Bubble chambers.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography; Biography.
Description: Examines the life of the physicist who, among other achievements, was awarded the 1968 Nobel Prize for physics for developing the hydrogen bubble chamber, a powerful tool for tracking atomic particles.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.