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- Ghiorso published more than 160 papers in nuclear science, most in Physical Review. Albert Ghiorso became a legend and a metaphor for inspired nuclear research.
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Jan 12, 2011 · “Albert Ghiorso became a legend and a metaphor for inspired nuclear research. Every physicist and chemist knew the significance of his work – the discovery and naming of more than 10 percent of the periodic table of the elements.
Jan 21, 2011 · ROBERT SCHMIEDER: The reason he was legendary is because he seemed to be able to do magic things that other people couldn't do. MELISSA BLOCK, Host: That's fellow...
Sep 18, 2011 · co-Discoverer of Americium, Curium, Berkelium, Californium, Einsteinium, Fermium, Mendelevium, Nobelium, Lawrencium, Rutherfordium, Dubnium, and Seaborgium, and prolific inventor of nuclear technology. Al Ghiorso became legend and metaphor for inspired nuclear research.
Jan 3, 2011 · BERKELEY, CA—Albert Ghiorso, lifelong nuclear researcher at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, the co-discoverer of twelve chemical elements (more than anyone else in history) and a prolific inventor of nuclear technology, died December 26, 2010, at the age of 95.
Dec 26, 2010 · Albert Ghiorso (1915-2010) was an American nuclear scientist who co-discovered a world-record twelve elements on the periodic table. After receiving a BS in electrical engineering, Ghiorso worked for a small business called Cyclotron Specialties Co. that supplied radiation detectors to the government.
"Al Ghiorso became a legend and a metaphor for inspired nuclear research," said Robert W. Schmieder of Walnut Creek, a former colleague in Mr. Ghiorso's Berkeley group who is writing a biography of the research leader.
