Chemist no. 127 of 350 · Nuclear/Radiochemistry
Edwin McMillan
1907-1991United StatesNobel Chemistry 1951
Discovery of neptunium
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Edwin McMillan and the Discovery of Neptunium: The First Transuranium Element
How Edwin McMillan discovered neptunium (element 93) in 1940, opened the transuranium era and shared the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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Edwin McMillan (1907-1991): The Physicist Who Added Element 93 to the Periodic Table
Life of Edwin McMillan (1907-1991): Berkeley physicist-chemist who found neptunium, invented phase stability and shared the 1951 Chemistry Nobel.
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