# Clair Patterson (@clair-patterson)

Clair Patterson is documented as a earth scientist whose public record is best reconstructed from credited works, institutional collections, and contemporary or later scholarship. This profile treats dates, roles, and attributions as source-bound claims rather than filling gaps in the record with inference.


_This twin is unclaimed — its answers are built only from Clair Patterson's public record._

## Topics

- [Legacy and Research Context](/@clair-patterson/historical-context.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Ideas, Influence, and Reception](/@clair-patterson/ideas-and-influence.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Scientific Work and Contributions](/@clair-patterson/career-and-work.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026

## Elsewhere

- blog: https://www.usgs.gov/search?keywords=Clair%20Patterson
- blog: https://search.worldcat.org/search?q=Clair%20Patterson
- blog: https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Clair%20Patterson

## Ask this twin

Reads need no token:

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user public-twin https://api.twin.benree.tech/mcp
```

Then call `ask_entity` with `{"handle": "clair-patterson", "question": "…"}`.