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Glenn T. Seaborg Biography and Timeline

Follow Glenn T. Seaborg through 2 dated historical records for United States of America.

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Glenn T. Seaborg, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records

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1940–1944Years on this page

1940

December 1940

Plutonium Discovery

Chemist · Berkeley · Science / Physics

Produces plutonium from uranium-derived neptunium.

Role range: 1912-1999

1944

Curium

Chemist · Berkeley · Science / Chemistry

Helps discover curium, later named for Pierre and Marie Curie.

Role range: 1912-1999

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