Christopher Bronk Ramsey

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Christopher Bronk Ramsey is a British physicist, mathematician and specialist in

Bodley Fellow.[2][3] His doctorate, completed in 1987, included the first successful implementation of carbon dioxide gas as a target for radiocarbon dating via accelerator mass spectrometry.[1][4]

In the early 1990s, Bronk Ramsey became interested in the application of Bayesian statistics to the analysis of radiocarbon data.[1] In 1994, he authored OxCal, an online radiocarbon calibration program.[5][6] Bronk Ramsey has made significant contributions to various chronological issues, including the Minoan eruption of Thera, the British Neolithic, the dispersal of modern humans out of Africa and the Egyptian chronology.[7][8] [9][10] His research interests also include the improvement of the radiocarbon calibration record. He is a member of the International Calibration (IntCal) group.[1] His recent work has focused on improving the radiocarbon calibration record and synthesizing radiocarbon data with other chronometric information. In October 2012, Bronk Ramsey published the first wholly terrestrial radiocarbon calibration record extending back to the limit of the technique.[1][11][12]

Early life

Bronk Ramsey was born to English mother Sylvia and American biologist J. Ramsey Bronk and grew up in York with his brother Richard.[13]

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Professor Christopher Bronk Ramsey". University of Oxford. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  2. ^ "Emeritus, Visiting and Honorary Fellows at Merton College, Oxford". Merton College, Oxford. Archived from the original on 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  3. ^ "Prof Christopher Ramsey". Merton College, Oxford. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  4. ^ "Accelerator mass spectrometry for radiocarbon dating: Advances in theory and practice". The British Library. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  5. S2CID 55349569
  6. ^ Adam Michczynski; Anna Pazdur (2003). "The Method of Combining Radiocarbon Dates and Other Information in Application to Study the Chronologies of Archaeological Sites" (PDF). Geochronometria - Journal on Methods and Applications of Absolute Chronology. 22: 41. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
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  10. ^ Bhanoo, Sindya N. (21 June 2010). "Pharaohs Are Given an Update". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  11. ^ "QSR: Most cited Articles".
  12. ^ "New Scientist: Lake Bed".
  13. ^ "Staff Spotlight: Professor Christopher Bronk Ramsey". University of Oxford. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

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