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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2010

Alan P. Boss
Alan P. Boss*
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Carnegie Institution, Washington, DC, USA email: boss@dtm.ciw.edu
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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.

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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 5 , Highlights H15: Highlights of Astronomy , November 2009 , pp. 724 - 725
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2010

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