Word: americium
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Dates: during 1946-1946
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...this point, serious minds took charge again. Last fortnight, at the convention of the American Chemical Society in Atlantic City, Chemist Glenn T. Seaborg, chief human begetter of the two elements, officially named Element 95 "americium" (after the two Americas) and Element 96 "curium" (after the two Curies...