Willard F. Libby

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Willard_F._Libby
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Elliott_Cresson_Medal
gptkb:John_Scott_Medal
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Willard_Gibbs_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1908-12-17
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Grand_Valley,_Colorado,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1980-09-08
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Gilbert_N._Lewis
gptkbp:employer gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:fieldOfWork archaeology
chemistry
geology
geophysics
physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Willard F. Libby
gptkbp:knownFor radiocarbon dating
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:United_States_Atomic_Energy_Commission
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear 1960
method to use carbon-14 for age determination in archaeology, geology, geophysics, and other branches of science
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physicist
gptkb:professor
chemist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Berkeley,_California,_United_States
gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Leona_Woods
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:F._Sherwood_Rowland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6