Cahit Arf vs Luis Walter Alvarez
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Compare the life timelines of Cahit Arf (1910–1997) and Luis Walter Alvarez (1911–1988) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 77 years, from 1911 to 1988.
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Cahit Arf (1910–1997)
- — Born in Salonica in the Ottoman Empire Verified
- — Graduated from the École Normale Supérieure in Paris Verified
- — Taught mathematics at Galatasaray High School in Istanbul Verified
- — Joined Istanbul University as an assistant in mathematics Verified
- — Doctorate at the University of Göttingen under Helmut Hasse Verified
- — Introduced the Arf invariant of quadratic forms Verified
- — Awarded the İnönü Prize Verified
- — Member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton Verified
- — Professor at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara Verified
- — Died in Istanbul Verified
Luis Walter Alvarez (1911–1988)
- — Born in San Francisco Verified
- — Joined Ernest Lawrence's Radiation Laboratory at Berkeley Verified
- — Received a doctorate in physics from the University of Chicago Verified
- — Developed radar systems at the MIT Radiation Laboratory Verified
- — Worked on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos Verified
- — Flew as a scientific observer on the Hiroshima mission Verified
- — Built large liquid hydrogen bubble chambers at Berkeley Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Published the asteroid impact hypothesis for the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction Verified
- — Died in Berkeley, California Verified