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Anthony L. Turkevich
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Anthony Leonid Turkevich (July 23, 1916 ā 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]
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Anthony Leonid Turkevich | |
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![]() Turkevich in 1962 | |
Born | (1916-07-23)July 23, 1916 |
Died | September 7, 2002(2002-09-07) (aged 86) Lexington, Virginia, USA |
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 |
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