Willard Libby received the Nobel Prize in 1960 for his discovery of radiocarbon dating.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by the official Nobel Prize website and multiple independent, reputable sources including Britannica and academic institutions.
Sources
- How Radiocarbon Dating Unlocks Ancient History | HISTORY (history.com)
- https://www.acs.org/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/radiocarbon-dating.html (acs.org)
- https://ethw.org/Libby_Develops_Radiocarbon_Dating (ethw.org)
- https://chemistry.berkeley.edu/news/willard-frank-libby (chemistry.berkeley.edu)
- https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1960/libby/facts/ (nobelprize.org)
- https://www.britannica.com/biography/Willard-Libby (britannica.com)
- https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/science-and-technology/chemistry-biographies/willard-frank-libby (encyclopedia.com)
- https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt9j49q5hh/entire_text (oac.cdlib.org)