Willard Libby
Willard Libby Born Willard Frank Libby (1908-12-17)December 17, 1908 Grand Valley, Colorado Died September 8, 1980(1980-09-08) (aged 71) Los Angeles, California Residence United States Nationality American Fields Radioactivity Institutions Columbia University University of Chicago University of California, Los Angeles Alma mater University of California, Berkeley Doctoral students Maurice Sanford Fox Frank Sherwood Rowland Known for Radiocarbon dating Notable awards Elliott Cresson Medal (1957) Willard Gibbs Award (1958) Albert Einstein Award (1959) Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1960) Willard Frank Libby (December 17, 1908 – September 8, 1980) was an American physical chemist noted for his role in the 1949 development of radiocarbon dating, a process which revolutionized archaeology. For his contributions to the team that developed this process, Libby was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1960.