Willard Libby Quotes


True, the initial ideas are in general those of an individual, but the establishment of the reality and truth is in general the work of more than one person.


Citations

Libby, Willard F. "Banquet Speech." Nobel Lectures, Chemistry 1942-1962, Elsevier Publishing Company, 1964.

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Willard Libby
Willard Libby
  • Born: December 17, 1908
  • Died: September 8, 1980
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Scientist

Willard Frank Libby was an American physical chemist noted for his role in the 1949 development of radiocarbon dating, a process which revolutionized archaeology and palaeontology. For his contributions to the team that developed this process, Libby was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1960.