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Discovery of Berkelium

United States of America · Science / Chemistry. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1949

Glenn Theodore Seaborg1949

Berkeley · Science / Chemistry

Co-discovers berkelium, adding element 97 to the actinide series and further extending the periodic table.

Names involved

Glenn Theodore Seaborg

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