
Willard Libby
Willard Libby was an American chemist who developed the radiocarbon dating method in the late 1940s, a groundbreaking technique that revolutionized the field of archaeology and allowed scientists to accurately date organic materials up to around 60,000 years old.
Born on Dec 17, 1908 (116 years old)
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United States | 1 | 8.00 | 0.03% | +0% | 331,002,651 | 103,698 | $21,000,000 | 6,579$ |
Totals | 1 | 331,002,651 | 103,698 | $21,000,000 | 6,579$ |
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Willard Libby developed the radiocarbon dating method used to ascertain the age of organic materials.
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