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Tia Ghose

Science history: Carbon-14 is discovered, opening a window into past civilizations — Feb. 27, 1940

A man with glasses and a blue shirt stands behind a Ferris-wheel looking contraption with red and blue lighting in a dark room.

Milestone: Carbon-14 discovered

Date: Feb. 27, 1940

Where: Berkeley, California

Who: Martin Kamen and Samuel Ruben

On this day in 1940, two scientists discovered an elusive form of carbon — and inadvertently opened a window into lost civilizations.

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