Nobel Prize, Edwin McMillan, Stockholm, Sweden, 1951

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Edwin McMillan shared the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Glenn Seaborg. McMillan discovered element 93, or neptunium, in 1940 while working on the world's largest cyclotron at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Seaborg's discovery of element 94, or plutonium, was based on McMillan's discovery.

Date On Object: 1951Original Issue: 1901

Recipient: McMillan, Edwin M.Issuing Authority: Nobel FoundationObverse Designer: Lindberg, ErikReverse Designer: Lindberg, ErikObverse Engraver: Lindberg, ErikReverse Engraver: Lindberg, ErikManufacturer: MJV

Location: Currently not on view

Place Of Issue: Sweden: Stockholm

Subject: Nobel Prize

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Credit Line: McMillan, Elsie

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1992.0538.0004Catalog Number: 1992.0538.0004Accession Number: 1992.0538

Object Name: medal

Physical Description: struck (overall production method)gold (overall metal)circular (overall shape)Measurements: overall: .5 cm x 6.56 mm; 3/16 in x 1/4 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-aeca-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1119605

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