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George W. Wetherill (1925-2006): physicist, geochemist, planetary scientist, astrobiologist

2009; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 5; Issue: H15 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s174392131001118x

1743-9221

Alan P. Boss,

Isotope Analysis in Ecology

Abstract Trained as a physicist, George W. Wetherill (1925-2006) made seminal contributions to the fields of geochemical dating, meteoritical and asteroidal science, and the theory of the formation of terrestrial planets, evolving along the way into one of the first astrobiologists.