Philip Hauge Abelson

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Philip Hauge Abelson was an American physicist, nuclear scientist, and science administrator known for co-discovering neptunium and for his influential leadership in U.S. scientific research and policy.

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Philip Abelson 1
Philip H. Abelson 1

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instanceOf human ⓘ
nuclear scientist ⓘ
physicist ⓘ
science administrator ⓘ
academicDegree PhD in nuclear physics ⓘ
bachelor's degree in chemistry ⓘ
awardReceived Enrico Fermi Award ⓘ
National Medal of Science ⓘ
Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award ⓘ
Vannevar Bush Award ⓘ
coDiscovered neptunium ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1913-04-27 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2004-08-01 ⓘ
doctoralAdvisor Ernest O. Lawrence ⓘ
educatedAt University of California, Berkeley ⓘ
Washington State College ⓘ
employer Carnegie Institution of Washington ⓘ
National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
Naval Research Laboratory ⓘ
Office of Naval Research ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
familyName Abelson ⓘ
fieldOfWork geophysics ⓘ
nuclear physics ⓘ
physics ⓘ
science policy ⓘ
givenName Philip ⓘ
knownFor co-discovery of neptunium ⓘ
leadership in U.S. scientific research and policy ⓘ
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ
American Philosophical Society ⓘ
National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
name Philip Hauge Abelson ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor advocacy for federal support of basic research ⓘ
notablePublication editorials in Science on science policy ⓘ
papers on the discovery of neptunium ⓘ
placeOfBirth Tacoma, Washington, United States ⓘ
linked to: Tacoma, Washington
placeOfDeath Bethesda, Maryland, United States ⓘ
linked to: Bethesda, Maryland
positionHeld deputy director of the Office of Naval Research ⓘ
editor of Science ⓘ
president of Carnegie Institution of Washington ⓘ
researchInterest geochemistry ⓘ
isotope separation ⓘ
nuclear fission ⓘ
origin of the Earth ⓘ
spouse Neva Abelson ⓘ
workedOn Manhattan Project ⓘ

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AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize → namedAfter → Philip Hauge Abelson ⓘ
Philip Hauge Abelson → name → Philip Hauge Abelson ⓘ
neptunium → discoveredBy → Philip H. Abelson ⓘ
linked to: Philip Hauge Abelson
Neva Abelson → spouse → Philip Abelson ⓘ
linked to: Philip Hauge Abelson