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Discovery of Technetium

Italy · Science / Chemistry. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1937Date range
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1937

Carlo Perrier1937

Palermo · Science / Chemistry

Co-discovers technetium in irradiated molybdenum, filling the long-standing periodic-table gap corresponding to atomic number 43.

Names involved

Carlo Perrier

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