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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.  Libby was recognized for developing carbon dating, which revolutionized many academic fields. The method uses carbon-14 (an isotope of carbon with an atomic weight of 14 found in carbon …

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