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“Most of my scientific work has been basic research. There were no immediate uses for my discoveries, but today the radioisotopes are the workhorses of nuclear medicine, an isotope of plutonium is a major energy source in the space program, and the element americium is critical to the smoke detectors in every house in the country.”

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Glenn T. Seaborg

Glenn T. Seaborg was an American chemist renowned for his research on transuranic elements and the discovery of ten new elements. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1951 for his work on transuranic elements. more

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