Willard Frank Libby

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Willard_Frank_Libby
GPTKB entity
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived 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:educatedAt gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:fieldOfWork chemistry
nuclear chemistry
radiochemistry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Willard Frank Libby
gptkbp:knownFor radiocarbon dating
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:NobelPrizeMotivation for his method to use carbon-14 for age determination in archaeology, geology, geophysics, and other branches of science
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear 1960
gptkbp:notableWork development of radiocarbon dating method
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:professor
gptkb:scientist
chemist
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Leona_Woods
gptkb:Leonor_Hickey
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Willard_Libby
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5