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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|7|23}} |
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'''Anthony Leonid Turkevich''' (July 23, 1916 – September 7, 2002) was an American [[radiochemistry|radiochemist]] who was the first to determine the composition of the [[Moon]]'s surface using an [[APXS|alpha scattering spectrometer]] on the [[Surveyor 5]] mission in 1967.<ref name=obit-nyt>{{cite news|title=A. L. Turkevich Is Dead at 86; Ascertained Moon's Makeup|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/21/us/a-l-turkevich-is-dead-at-86-ascertained-moon-s-makeup.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=21 September 2002|author=CARMEL McCOUBREY}}</ref> |
'''Anthony Leonid Turkevich''' (July 23, 1916 – September 7, 2002) was an American [[radiochemistry|radiochemist]] who was the first to determine the composition of the [[Moon]]'s surface using an [[APXS|alpha scattering spectrometer]] on the [[Surveyor 5]] mission in 1967.<ref name=obit-nyt>{{cite news|title=A. L. Turkevich Is Dead at 86; Ascertained Moon's Makeup|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/21/us/a-l-turkevich-is-dead-at-86-ascertained-moon-s-makeup.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=21 September 2002|author=CARMEL McCOUBREY}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:31, 1 September 2012
Anthony Leonid Turkevich | |
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| Born | July 23, 1916 |
| Died | September 7, 2002 (aged 86) Lexington, Virginia, USA |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College Princeton University |
| 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]
Early life and education
Turkevich was born on July 23, 1916, in Manhattan, New York, at the bishop's house attached to Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral.[1] His father, Leonty Turkevich, was dean at the time, and later became the Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church in North America.[2][1] Turkevich studied at Dartmouth College and obtained his bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1937.[1] He completed his Ph.D. at Princeton University on the structure of small molecules in 1940.[3]
Career
Turkevich worked on nuclear weapons during and after World War II, as well as peaceful uses of nuclear energy. For this latter work, he received the 1969 Atoms for Peace Award.
Personal life
Turkevich married Ireene ("Renee") in September 1948.[3] They had a son and a daughter.[4] Turkevich died on September 7, 2002, in Lexington, Virginia, aged 86.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d CARMEL McCOUBREY (21 September 2002). "A. L. Turkevich Is Dead at 86; Ascertained Moon's Makeup". The New York Times.
- ^ Schmemann, Alexander. ""Metropolitan Leonty"". Retrieved 2007-01-12.
- ^ a b Office of the Home Secretary (2009). Biographical Memoirs. Volume 90. National Academy of Sciences. pp. 432–448. ISBN 978-0-309-12148-4.
- ^ a b "Anthony Turkevich, Radiochemist, 1916-2002". University of Chicago News Office. 12 September 2002.
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