Chemist no. 119 of 350 · Nuclear/Radiochemistry

George de Hevesy

1885-1966HungaryNobel Chemistry 1943

Radioactive tracers, hafnium discovery

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The discovery, explained

George de Hevesy: How a Radioactive Atom Became a Spy Inside Living Things

How George de Hevesy invented the radioactive tracer method, discovered hafnium with Coster and began neutron activation analysis. Notes for JAM, NET, GATE.

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Biography

George de Hevesy: Hungarian Pioneer of the Radioactive Tracer

Life of George de Hevesy, Hungarian chemist who invented radioactive tracers, co-discovered hafnium and dissolved Nobel medals to hide them from the Nazis.

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Academic lineage

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Teachers: Ernest Rutherfordpostdoc
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