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Kenneth Ross MacKenzie (June 15, 1912 – July 4, 2002)[1] In 1940, under the supervision of Ernest O. Lawrence, K. R. MacKenzie together with Dale R. Corson and Emilio Segrè discovered element number 85, astatine. The process and findings from the element discovery were published in the 1940 volume of Physical Review. They accomplished the element discovery by bombarding bismuth with alpha particles, successfully synthesizing the first man made element.[2]
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Quick Facts Kenneth Ross MacKenzie, Born ...
Kenneth Ross MacKenzie | |
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Born | June 15, 1912 |
Died | July 4, 2002(2002-07-04) (aged 90) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | BS University of British Columbia, PhD University of California, Berkeley |
Known for | synthesis of astatine |
Scientific career | |
Fields | nuclear physics |
Institutions | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, Los Angeles |
Doctoral advisor | Ernest Lawrence |
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Below is an image of an Astatine electron shell diagram. Provided by Greg Robson.