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Willard Frank Libby
| Full Name of the recipient | Willard Frank Libby |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Chemistry |
| Year of Award | 1960 |
| Share in Award | 100.0% |
| Award Shared with | |
| Motivation for the Award | for his method to use carbon-14 for age determination in archaeology, geology, geophysics, and other branches of science |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Place of Birth | Grand Valley, CO, United States USA |
| Date of Birth | 17 December 1908 |
| Age at the time of Award | 51 years |
| Place of Death | Los Angeles, CA, United States USA |
| Date of Death | 8 September 1980 |
