Alvarez: Adventures of a Physicist by Luis Walter Alvarez 1st ed.

Basic Books, Inc.
1987
Softcover
1st Edition 
292 Pages
14 x 20.5cm

Condition: Very Good

"Luis W. Alvarez witnessed the dawn of the atomic age at both Los Alamos and Hiroshima, used cosmic rays to "X ray" the pyramid of Chephren, helped develop a provocative new theory about the extinction of the dinosaurs, and won the 1968 Nobel Prize for his work in elementary particle physics."

Alvarez recounts his career at the centre of 20th-century science, from early experimental work to major projects such as the atomic bomb. Blending personal memoir with scientific history, the book offers an insider’s view of how modern physics developed in practice, shaped by large institutions, military research, and technological ambition. A rare first-hand account of science as lived experience rather than abstract theory.