Abelson
/ (ˈeɪbəlsən) /
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Philip. 1913–2004, US physical chemist. He created (with Edwin McMillan) the first transuranic element, neptunium (1940)
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Brian Abelson, Lizzie Crocker, Caitlin Dickson, Abby Haglage, Rachel Krantz, and Sarah Hedgecock contributed to this report.
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