Libby, Willard F
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Libby was born December 17, 1908; BS (1931) and Ph.D (1933), UC Berkeley; part of the Manhattan Project, 1941-45; professor, Institute for Nuclear Studies, University of Chicago, 1945-54; commissioner, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1954-59; became a professor, UCLA Department of Chemistry, 1959; director, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics at UCLA; received the 1960 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing the radio-active dating technique known as carbon-14; died September 8, 1980.
From the guide to the Willard F. Libby Papers, ca. 1954-1976, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)
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| referencedIn | John Archibald Wheeler Papers, 1880-2008, 1880-2008 | American Philosophical Society | |
| referencedIn | Serge A. Korff Papers, 1928-1989 | New York University. Archives | |
| referencedIn | Alan Tower Waterman Papers, 1917-1967, (bulk 1940-1963) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Olindo R. Angelillo papers, 1925-1983 | The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens Manuscripts Department | |
| referencedIn | James Arnold Papers, 1946-2001 | Mandeville Special Collections Library | |
| creatorOf | Willard F. Libby Papers, ca. 1954-1976 | University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections. | |
| referencedIn | Records of the U.S. Information Agency. 1900 - 2003. Audio Recordings. 1942 - 1999. NOBEL PRIZES | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | William B. Provine collection of evolutionary biology reprints, 20th century. | Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. |
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| associatedWith | University of California, Los Angeles. Dept. of Chemistry | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of California (System). Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Waterman, Alan Tower, 1892-1967 | person |
| associatedWith | Wheeler, John Archibald, 1911-2008 | person |
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