Willard Frank Libby

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Willard_Frank_Libby

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
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
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:chemist gptkb:professor gptkb:scientist
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Leona_Woods gptkb:Leonor_Hickey
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Willard_Libby
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Willard Frank Libby