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Neptunium Discovery

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

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1940

Edwin McMillan1940

Berkeley · Science / Physics

Finds neptunium during uranium irradiation studies.

Names involved

Edwin McMillan

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