Glenn T. Seaborg
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Glenn Theodore Seaborg was an American chemist whose involvement in the synthesis, discovery and investigation of ten transuranium elements earned him a share of the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His
Seaborg in 1964
Seaborg in 1950, with the ion exchanger elution column of actinide elements
Seaborg (second from left) during Operation Plumbbob
From left to right: Chairman Seaborg, President Kennedy, Secretary McNamara on March 23, 1962. By this point, McNamara and Seaborg had been discussing the AEC's studies on the ecological effects of nuclear war and "clean" weapon alternatives. (Courtesy: National Security Archive, Original: National Archives)
Yuri Oganessian
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Yuri Tsolakovich Oganessian is a Russian and Armenian nuclear physicist who is best known as a researcher of superheavy elements. He has led the discovery of multiple chemical elements. He succeeded G
Glenn T. Seaborg
…Seaborgium is the first element ever to have been officially named after a living person. The second element to be so named is oganesson, in 2016, after Yuri Oganessian. Seaborg, G.T.; James, R.A.; Morgan, L.O. (January 1948). The New Element Americium (Atomic Number 95). US Atomic Energy Commission. doi:10.2172/4435330…
Oganessian in 2016
Oganessian on a 2017 Armenian stamp