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“One of the first laws against air pollution came in 1300 when King Edward I decreed the death penalty for burning of coal. At least one execution for that offense is recorded. But economics triumphed over health considerations, and air pollution became an appalling problem in England.”

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Glenn T. Seaborg
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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