Luis Alvarez: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Aug 28, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jun 09, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 12, 2024 | ||
| Links added. | Oct 09, 2023 | ||
| Modified title of Web site: The Nobel Prize - Luis Alvarez. | Sep 15, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Scientists - Biography of Luis Alvarez. | Feb 25, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Engineering and Technology History Wiki - Biography of Luis Walter Alvarez. | Feb 25, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 10, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: The New York Times - Luis W. Alvarez, Nobel Physicist Who Explored Atom, Dies at 77. | Jan 10, 2017 | ||
| Changed article title from Luis W. Alvarez to Luis Alvarez. | Sep 06, 2016 | ||
| Added image of Luis and Walter Alvarez at a site in Italy where the limestone contained high amounts of iridium. | Oct 04, 2010 | ||
| Geologic time data updated. | Sep 11, 2009 | ||
| Expanded description of construction of first proton linear accelerator. | Jun 25, 2009 | ||
| Article revised. | May 04, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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