
Philip Abelson
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 20 years ago |
Date of birth | April 27,1913 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Tacoma |
Washington | |
United States | |
Date of died | August 1,2004 |
Died | Bethesda |
Maryland | |
United States | |
Discovered | Neptunium |
Books | Energy for Tomorrow |
Awards | National Medal of Science for Physical Science |
Public Welfare Medal | |
Current partner | Neva Abelson |
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ID | 712027 |
Philip Abelson Life story
Philip Hauge Abelson was an American physicist, scientific editor and science writer. Trained as a nuclear physicist, he co-discovered the element neptunium, worked on isotope separation in the Manhattan Project, and wrote the first study of nuclear marine propulsion for submarines.