Albert Ghiorso | |
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 Albert Ghiorso around 1970 | |
| Born | July 15, 1915 Vallejo, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 26, 2010 (aged 95) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Known for | Chemical element discoveries |
| Awards | 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award (Radiochemistry Society),[1] The Potts Medal (Franklin Institute), G. D. Searle and Co. Award (American Chemical Society), Honorary Doctorate (Gustavus Adolphus College), Fellow (American Academy of Arts and Sciences), Fellow (American Physical Society), Guinness Book of World Records (Most Elements Discovered) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nuclear science |
| Institutions | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
Albert Ghiorso (July 15, 1915 – December 26, 2010) was an American nuclear scientist and co-discoverer of a record 12 chemical elements on the periodic table. His research career spanned six decades, from the early 1940s to the late 1990s.