Anthony Leonid Turkevich | |
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Born | |
Died | September 7, 2002 Lexington, Virginia, USA | (aged 86)
Alma mater | Dartmouth College (B.S.) Princeton University (Ph.D) |
Awards | E. O. Lawrence Award (1962) Atoms for Peace Award (1969) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Radiochemistry |
Anthony Leonid Turkevich (July 23, 1916 – September 7, 2002) was an American radiochemist who was the first to determine the composition of the Moon's surface using an alpha scattering spectrometer on the Surveyor 5 mission in 1967.[1]