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Albert Ghiorso
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Albert Ghiorso was an American physicist, chemist, and nuclear physicist who also worked as an inventor. Born in Vallejo on July 15, 1915, he was educated at the University of California, Berkeley, where he was later employed. His professional field of work focused on nuclear physics, and he participated in the Manhattan Project.
Ghiorso received the Howard N. Potts Medal and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is recognized within the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. He died in Berkeley on December 26, 2010.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Albert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Vallejo
- Place of death
- Berkeley
- Occupation
- engineer
- Educated at
- University of California, Berkeley
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- Manhattan Project
- Field of work
- nuclear physics
- Official website
- www.ghiorso.org
- Image
- Albert Ghiorso ca 1970.jpg
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- date of death
- 2010-12-26
- date of birth
- 1915-07-15
- Commons category
- Albert Ghiorso
- name in native language
- Albert Ghiorso
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