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Samuel Epstein | |
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| Born | December 9, 1919 |
| Died | September 17, 2001 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | McGill University, University of Manitoba |
| Known for | Helped establish the fields of stable isotope geochemistry, carbonate paleothermometry |
| Awards | Wollaston Medal (1993) V. M. Goldschmidt Award (1977) Urey Medal (European Association of Geochemistry) (1995) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geochemistry, Chemistry |
| Institutions | California Institute of Technology, University of Chicago, Canadian Atomic Energy Project |
| Doctoral advisor | Carl A. Winkler |
| Doctoral students | Robert N. Clayton Hugh P. Taylor Jr. |
Samuel Epstein (December 9, 1919 – September 17, 2001) was a Canadian-American geochemist who developed methods for reconstructing geologic temperature records using stable isotope geochemistry. He was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1977, and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1997.