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
· 2009 · cited 10,194x
PGC-1α-responsive genes involved in oxidative phosphorylation are coordinately downregulated in human diabetes
· 2003 · cited 9,159x
Principal components analysis corrects for stratification in genome-wide association studies
· 2006 · cited 9,080x

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Quotes

“...as I grew up, we spent a lot of time learning things about the world that most youngsters in cities don’t learn these days.”
“I would get up and explain how things really work. That was my job.”
“I don’t have any pride, I’m sorry to say. I have zero pride in any award. All I feel is obligation, obligation, and obligation.”

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Born: Clair Cameron Patterson , ( 1922-06-02 ) June 2, 1922, Mitchellville, Iowa , U.S.
Died: December 5, 1995 (1995-12-05) (aged 73), Sea Ranch, California , U.S.
Education: Grinnell College ( BS ) University of Iowa ( MS ) University of Chicago ( PhD )
Known for: Uranium–lead dating , age of the Earth , lead contamination
Spouse: Laurie Patterson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1944 )
Awards: Tyler Prize (1995), V. M. Goldschmidt Award (1980), J. Lawrence Smith Medal (1973)
Fields: Geochemistry
Institutions: California Institute of Technology
Thesis: The Isotopic Composition of Trace Quantities of Lead and Calcium (1951)
Doctoral advisor: Harrison Brown

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date of death: 1995-12-05
date of birth: 1922-06-02
name in native language: Clair Cameron Patterson

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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.