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{{Short description|American chemist (1913–1943)}}
{{For|the Duracell founder and mercury cell developer|Samuel Ruben}}
{{For|the KTLA entertainment reporter|Sam Rubin}}
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|birth_date        = {{Birth date|1913|11|05}}
|birth_place       = [[California]], U.S.
|death_date        = {{Death date and age|1943|09|28|1913|11|05}}
|nationality       = American
|fields            = [[Physical chemistry]]<br>[[Biochemistry]]
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|alma_mater        = [[University of California, Berkeley]]
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'''Samuel Ruben''' (born '''Charles Rubenstein'''; November 5, 1913 – September 28, 1943) was an American chemist  who with [[Martin Kamen]] co-discovered the [[Chemical synthesis|synthesis]] of the [[isotope]] [[carbon-14]] in 1940.