McMillan, Edwin M

Name:
McMillan, Edwin M
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(1907–1991). An American physicist who won the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1951 along with Seaborg. His work included research in nuclear physics and particle accelerator development as well as microwave radar and sonar. He and his colleagues discovered neptunium and plutonium. He was the recipient of the Atoms for Peace prize in 1963. His Ph.D. in physics was awarded from Princeton University.