Kit Chapman (Author)
Giunta, Carmen J. (Editor)
Mainz, Vera V. (Editor)
Girolami, Gregory S. (Editor)
Springer International Publishing
Pages: 329-342
Publication date: 2021
Language: English
The story of the first synthetic elements is one interlinked with the development of nuclear science and atomic weapons. As such, its impact is often overlooked or underestimated, particularly in how the hunt for elements affected research priorities and contributed to the prestige of the discoverers, many of whom would go on to hold influential positions throughout the cold war. This review focuses on the first attempts to synthesize transuranic elements in the 1930s until the discovery of einsteinium and fermium in 1952. It charts the discovery of the elements, gives context to the character of the discoverers, describes some of their more colorful adventures and provides wider context in terms of the political and scientific changes occurring at the start of the atomic age, which set the scene for the so-called “transfermium wars” and the hunt for the superheavy elements.
...MoreBook Carmen J. Giunta; Vera V. Mainz; Gregory S. Girolami (2021) 150 Years of the Periodic Table: A Commemorative Symposium.
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