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 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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Who was born first?

• Willard Libby and Lev Landau were born the same year
• Willard Libby and Victor Ambartsumian were born the same year
• Willard Libby and Willard Van Orman Quine were born the same year
• Willard Libby and Odette Bancilhon were born the same year
• Willard Libby and Alfred Hershey were born the same year

Timeline

1. Alfred HersheyDecember 4, 1908 – May 22, 1997
2. Lev LandauJanuary 9, 1908 – April 1, 1968
3. Odette BancilhonSeptember 22, 1908 – October 22, 1993
4. Victor AmbartsumianSeptember 5, 1908 – August 12, 1996
5. Willard Libby (this page)December 17, 1908 – September 8, 1980
6. Willard Van Orman QuineJune 25, 1908 – December 25, 2000

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