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jun 15, 1940 - Using the Berkeley cyclotron, Philip Abelson and Edwin McMillan demonstrate that neutrons captured by uranium 238 lead to the creation of elements 93 and 94, neptunium and plutonium.

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14 Mar 2020

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jun 15, 1940
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~ 83 years ago