Willard Frank Libby was an American physical chemist noted for his role in the 1949 development of radiocarbon dating, a process that revolutionized archaeology and palaeontology by allowing organic material to be dated from its residual radioactivity. For his contributions to the team that developed the method he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1960.
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BirthplaceParachute, Colorado, U.S. 1 Death PlaceLos Angeles, California, U.S. 1 Defining ContributionRole in the 1949 development of radiocarbon dating 1 Notable Work Connections
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Willard Frank Libby (December 17, 1908 - September 8, 1980) was an American physical chemist noted for his role in the 1949 development of radiocarbon dating, a process which revolutionized archaeology and palaeontology.
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December 17, 1908
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September 8, 1980
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Parachute, Colorado, U.S.
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Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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was an American physical chemist
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noted for his role in the 1949 development of radiocarbon dating
Radiocarbon dating
expanded on it in his monograph Radiocarbon Dating in 1955
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Wikidata Q190486, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Willard Libby (Wikidata)
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also known as Willard F. Libby
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also known as Willard Frank Libby
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citizen of United States
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born in Grand Valley
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died in Los Angeles
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