Harmon Craig
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Harmon Craig | |
Born | March 15, 1926 New York, United States |
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Died | March 14, 2003 (aged 76) La Jolla, United States |
Nationality | American |
Institutions | Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
Doctoral advisor | Harold C. Urey |
Harmon Bushnel Craig (March 15, 1926 – March 14, 2003) was a American chemist.
Craig studied at the University of Chicago geochemistry and received his Ph.D for work on carbon isotop dating with Harold C. Urey in 1951.
Craig developed new methodes in radiocarbon dating and used the radioisotop and isotop distribution for varius questions in marine-, geo- and cosmochemistry.
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- Obituary Notice: Pioneer of Geochemistry Harmon Craig.
- Harmon Craig: The Gumshoe of Geochemistry.