Mathematician:Willard Frank Libby

Mathematician

American physical chemist noted for his role in the $1949$ development of radiometric dating.

Nationality

American

History

• Born: December 17, 1908 in Grand Valley, Colorado
• 1960: Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in development of radiocarbon dating.
• Died: September 8, 1980 in Los Angeles, California

Achievements

• Radiometric Dating

Publications

• 1955: Radiocarbon Dating, 2nd ed.
• 1958: Radioactive Fallout
• 1958: Progress in the Use of Isotopes: The Atomic Triad – Reactors, Radioisotopes and Radiation
• 1967: History of Radiocarbon Dating
• 1972: Vulcanism and Radiocarbon Dates
• 1972: Radiocarbon Dating, Memories, and Hopes