Samuel Epstein
Samuel Epstein · Science & Medicine
Geochemist who pioneered stable-isotope paleoclimatology, including oxygen-isotope paleotemperature methods
1919, Kobryn, Poland (now Belarus) — 2001, Pasadena, California, United States
Poland · Canada · United States
Samuel Epstein is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Geochemist who pioneered stable-isotope paleoclimatology, including oxygen-isotope paleotemperature methods
Epstein was a geochemist at Caltech who pioneered stable-isotope geochemistry, developing the oxygen-isotope paleotemperature method that lets scientists reconstruct ancient ocean and climate temperatures from fossil shells and ice. His techniques became foundational tools of paleoclimatology. He was born into a Jewish family in Kobryn.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science
Geochemist who pioneered stable-isotope paleoclimatology, including oxygen-isotope paleotemperature methods
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science
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