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Discovery of Livermorium

Russia · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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2000

Yuri Oganessian2000

Dubna · Science / Physics

Leads collaborative experiments that produce atoms of element 116, later named livermorium, through fusion of heavy nuclei.

Names involved

Yuri Oganessian

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