Edwin Mattison McMillan
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Science
- Subcategories: Scientists, Physics, Physicists, Nuclear Weapons, Power, Radiation
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1951-present
Article abstract: McMillan discovered the first transuranic element, neptunium, and was codiscoverer of plutonium, an artificially made element which is fundamental to nuclear power and nuclear bombs. He also discovered the important principle of phase stability, which made possible the high-energy accelerators of the late twentieth century producing fundamental advances in man’s understanding of the nature of matter.
Early Life
Edwin Mattison McMillan was born in Redondo Beach, California, on September 18, 1907, of American-Scottish parents. Medicine...
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