1. Seaborg - Noun
2. Seaborg - Proper noun
United States chemist who was one of the discoverers of plutonium (1912-1999)
Source: WordNetDespite strict rules from the Soviets about photography at the signing ceremony, Seaborg sneaked a tiny camera past the Soviet guards to take a close-up photograph of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev as he signed the treaty. Source: Internet
His patent on curium never proved commercially viable because of the element's short half-life, but americium is commonly used in household smoke detectors and thus provided a good source of royalty income to Seaborg in later years. Source: Internet
For several years, Seaborg conducted important research in artificial radioactivity using the Lawrence cyclotron at UC Berkeley. Source: Internet
History Glenn T. Seaborg The convert cyclotron at the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, in August 1939. Source: Internet
However, it was necessary to upgrade the cyclotron to obtain the needed intensity of 10 14 alpha particles per second; Seaborg applied for the necessary funds. Source: Internet
As Seaborg considered he did not then have a career to bring into disrepute, he published anyway. Source: Internet