Carbon 14 Dating - How Did We Get Here Exactly...

Send us Fan Mail The story of Carbon 14 Dating is one for the ages, the year was 1940, US was on the brink of war...but dammit, why can't we know how old shit is!   The story of a tired scientist, a bearded guy, an arrest, and some spy stuff...and well there you have it...the story of Carbon 14 Dating!!!   Really, have to listen to believe this story...the story that was almost never was!!!   Toss in there the Berkley Police Department and a dinner party with Russian KGB agents...and well you have our story!   Grab your lab coat, eye drops, a razor...and head on it...it'll be fine!   Check us out at https://www.detectiverysom.com/  Follow us on Instagram (chuck_detective), X (@chuck_detective) and TikTok (@Detectiverysom).   Grab yourself some Detectivery SOM - Merch from our Etsy store - get there from our website or the link at the bottom of this show page - called Support the Show!!!   Hope you enjoy the show, and have an awesome week!!! Show Notes:   https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/aug/10/most-important-isotope-how-carbon-14-revolutionised-science  https://st.llnl.gov/news/look-back/discovery-carbon-14-and-cams  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Kamen  https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/profile/martin-kamen/  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Ruben  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiocarbon_dating  Support the show