کلیر کامرون پترسون
Sign in to saveAlso known as Clair C. Patterson, Claire Patterson, Clair C Patterson, C. C. Patterson, C.C. Patterson, C C Patterson, Claire C. Patterson, Claire C Patterson
American chemist and geochemist (1922–1995)
Key facts
- Born
- Clair Cameron Patterson , ( 1922-06-02 ) June 2, 1922, Mitchellville, Iowa , U.S.
- Died
- December 5, 1995 (1995-12-05) (aged 73), Sea Ranch, California , U.S.
- Education
- Grinnell College ( BS ) University of Iowa ( MS ) University of Chicago ( PhD )
- Known for
- Uranium–lead dating , age of the Earth , lead contamination
- Spouse
- Laurie Patterson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1944 )
- Awards
- Tyler Prize (1995), V. M. Goldschmidt Award (1980), J. Lawrence Smith Medal (1973)
- Fields
- Geochemistry
- Institutions
- California Institute of Technology
- Thesis
- The Isotopic Composition of Trace Quantities of Lead and Calcium (1951)
- Doctoral advisor
- Harrison Brown
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Cameron
- Family name
- Patterson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mitchellville
- Place of death
- Sea Ranch
- Occupation
- geologist
- Educated at
- University of Iowa
- Participant in
- Manhattan Project
- Doctoral advisor
- Harrison Brown
- Image
- Clair-patterson.jpg-e1660456364696.jpg
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- date of death
- 1995-12-05
- date of birth
- 1922-06-02
- cause of death
- status asthmaticus
- member of
- National Academy of Sciences
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Clair Cameron Patterson
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