Clair Cameron Patterson

Also known as Clair C. Patterson, Claire Patterson, Clair C Patterson, C. C. Patterson, C.C. Patterson, C C Patterson, Claire C. Patterson, Claire C Patterson

American chemist and geochemist (1922–1995)

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United Kingdom
Active from: 1929-07-27
Active to: 2022-04-09

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Very high resolution interpolated climate surfaces for global land areas
· 2005 · cited 16,540x
Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,341x
The Clavien-Dindo Classification of Surgical Complications

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Clair Cameron Patterson (June 2, 1922 – December 5, 1995) was an American geochemist. Born in Mitchellville, Iowa, Patterson graduated from Grinnell College. He later received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and spent his entire professional career at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

In collaboration with George Tilton, Patterson developed the lead–lead dating method from the established procedures for uranium–lead dating. By using lead isotopic data from the Canyon Diablo meteorite, he calculated an age for the Earth of 4.55 billion years, a figure far more accurate than estimates existing at the time, and one that has remained largely unchallenged since 1956.