In 1960, Willard Frank Libby won the Chemistry Noble Prize.
Born: 17 December 1908.
Died: 8 September 1980.
Nationality: American.
Education: University of California, Berkeley.
Known as: Radiocarbon dating.
Awards: Elliott Cresson Medal (1957), Willard Gibbs Award (1958), Joseph Priestley Award (1959), Albert Einstein Award (1959) Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1960) Arthur L. Day Medal (1961).
Fields: Radioactivityy.