Donald Arthur Glaser was an American physicist and inventor who made significant contributions to the field of high-energy physics. He is best known for inventing the bubble chamber, a device that was used to track the paths of subatomic particles. Glaser also conducted research in the fields of nuclear physics and biophysics. Other synonyms for his name might include "bubble chamber inventor," "nuclear physicist," "biophysicist," "particle physicist," and "high-energy physicist." Glaser received numerous accolades for his work, including the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1960. He continued to conduct research and teach until his death in 2013.