Chemist no. 347 of 350 · Analytical

Clair Patterson

1922-1995United States

Dated Earth's age; lead pollution

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The discovery, explained

Clair Patterson: How Lead Isotopes Revealed the Age of the Earth

How Clair Patterson used uranium-lead dating of meteorites to find Earth's age (4.55 billion years) and exposed lead pollution. Equations and exam points for JAM, NET, GATE.

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Biography

Clair Patterson: The Scientist Who Weighed the Age of the Earth and Fought Lead

Life of Clair Patterson (1922-1995): Iowa-born geochemist who found Earth's age at 4.55 billion years and fought lead pollution. Timeline, honours, lessons.

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Academic lineage

Documented doctoral, postdoctoral and teaching links. Dashed chips are teachers outside the 350 chemists listed here.

Teachers: Harrison Browndoctoral
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