Jim Harris and Albert Ghiorso, Element 105

Jim Harris (left) and Albert Ghiorso with element 105 target, April 21, 1970. Albert Ghiorso (1915-2010) was an American nuclear chemist. He invented numerous techniques and machines for isolating and identifying heavy elements atom-by-atom. James Harris (1932-2000) was the first African-American to participate in a major new-element identification program. He was codiscoverer with Ghiorso of rutherfordium (element 104) and dubnium (element 105)

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