Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben identified the Carbon 14 isotope on February 27, 1940 in Berkeley California. Carbon 14 (C14) is a naturally occurring radioactive isotope. Because it decays at a constant rate, an estimate of the date at which an organism died can be made by measuring the amount of its residual radiocarbon. Willard Libby developed the technique of radiocarbon dating in 1949. This is especially helpful in the fields of geology and archaeology.
Loving God,
we thank you for the discoveries of scientists that help us to understand how our universe came to be and how it works.
We ask that these discoveries may also help us to know how to live lightly on the earth and protect the diversity of life that surrounds us.
Amen
By Fr Pat O'Shea - Lower Hutt
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