Pure Plutonium Isolation20 August 1942
Seaborg isolates pure plutonium using a separation method suitable for development on an industrial scale.
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Glenn Theodore Seaborg Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Glenn Theodore Seaborg, based on 3 World History Database records associated with United States of America.
3 records1942–19433 events1 places
Chronological biography
1942
Plutonium Neutron Impurity Warning3 November 1942
Seaborg warns that plutonium's alpha activity can make light-element impurities a serious unwanted neutron source.
1943
First Plutonium Metal SampleNovember 1943
The Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory produces the first sample of plutonium in metallic form by chemically reducing plutonium fluoride.
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