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Willard Libby

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American physical chemist

United StatesScientistsLived 1908 to 1980 · aged 71
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Willard Frank Libby was an American physical chemist noted for his role in the 1949 development of radiocarbon dating, a process which revolutionized archaeology and palaeontology. For his contributions to the team that developed this process, Libby was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1960.

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Awards 10

1970American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal
1961Arthur L. Day Medal
1961Golden Plate Award
1960Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1959Albert Einstein Award
1958Willard Gibbs Award
1957Elliott Cresson Medal
1956Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry
1955Remsen Award
1941Guggenheim Fellowship

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Harold UreyAlso won Arthur L. Day MedalLeo SzilardAlso won Albert Einstein AwardMelvin CalvinAlso won Remsen AwardPaul BergAlso won American Institute of Chemists Gold MedalIrving LangmuirAlso won Willard Gibbs AwardHerman HollerithAlso won Elliott Cresson Medal

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 1980 · aged 71
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32 languages

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