Glenn T. Seaborg (April 19, 1912 – February 25, 1999) was an American chemist whose involvement in the
synthesis, discovery and investigation of ten
transuranium elements earned him a share of the 1951
Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His work in this area also led to his development of the
actinide concept and the arrangement of the
actinide series in the
periodic table. He was the principal or co-discoverer of ten elements, including
seaborgium, which was named in his honor while he was still living. This 1950 photograph depicts Seaborg in a laboratory with an
elution column used for the
ion exchange of actinide elements.Photograph credit: unknown; restored by
Bammesk
Glenn T. Seaborg (April 19, 1912 – February 25, 1999) was an American chemist whose involvement in the
synthesis, discovery and investigation of ten
transuranium elements earned him a share of the 1951
Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His work in this area also led to his development of the
actinide concept and the arrangement of the
actinide series in the
periodic table. He was the principal or co-discoverer of ten elements, including
seaborgium, which was named in his honor while he was still living. This 1950 photograph depicts Seaborg in a laboratory with an
elution column used for the
ion exchange of actinide elements.Photograph credit: unknown; restored by
Bammesk