Scientist of the Decade Glenn T. Seaborg

Scientist of the Decade Glenn T. Seaborg (ipi2-ippp) 

Glenn T. Seaborg in old plutonium laboratory he recognized the actinide series in the periodic table and was awarded the 1951 Nobel Prize in chemistry. (Lawrence Berkeley National 

In 1997, element 106 was officially named seaborgium by lUPAC, the only element named after a person still living. While at the National ACS Meeting in Boston in 1998, where he was to be honored, Seaborg suffered a stroke. He died on February 25, 1999, at his home near Berkeley, the embodiment of a great scientist committed to public service and a more humane society. 

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The Race for the Double Helix. London British Broadcasting Corporation, 1987. This movie features actor Jeff Goldblum as J. D. Watson and is a faithful adaptation of Watson s book but with a more nuanced portrait of Rosalind Franklin. 

Berson, Jerome A. Chemical Creativity Ideas from the Work of Woodward, Hiickel, Meerwein and Others. Weinheim Wiley-VCH, 1999. This book has historical and philosophical reflections on selected topics in organic chemistry, including Erich Hiickel s emotional conflict during the Nazi era and the creative genius of Robert Burns Woodward. 

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