Willard Libby
Chemist, Academic
1908 – 1980
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Who was Willard Libby?
Willard Frank Libby was an American physical chemist noted for his role in the 1949 development of radiocarbon dating, a process which revolutionized archaeology. For his contributions to the team that developed this process, Libby was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1960.
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- Born
- Dec 17, 1908
Grand Valley - Also known as
- Willard Frank Libby
- Willard F. Libby
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley
- Princeton University
- Analy High School
- Employment
- University of Chicago
- Lived in
- United States of America
- Grand Junction
- Died
- Sep 8, 1980
Los Angeles
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on July 23, 2013
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