Martin Kamen
Martin Kamen · Science & Medicine
Chemist who co-discovered carbon-14, the isotope used in radiocarbon dating and metabolic tracing.
1913, Toronto, Ontario, Canada — 2002, Montecito, California, USA
Canada · United States
Martin Kamen is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Chemist who co-discovered carbon-14, the isotope used in radiocarbon dating and metabolic tracing.
Martin Kamen was a chemist who in 1940, with Sam Ruben, co-discovered carbon-14, the radioactive isotope that underpins radiocarbon dating and the tracing of metabolic pathways. He was born in Toronto to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents and built his career in the United States. His discovery transformed archaeology, geology, and the biological sciences.
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Chemist who co-discovered carbon-14, the isotope used in radiocarbon dating and metabolic tracing.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
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