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Philip Abelson
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US physicist, editor of the journal Science, and director of the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Geophysical Laboratory (1913–2004)
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Philip Hauge Abelson was an American physicist, chemist, and writer. Born in Tacoma in 1913, he was educated at Washington State University and the University of California, Berkeley. He worked in the fields of physics, nuclear physics, and chemistry, and was employed by Carnegie Mellon University. Abelson participated in the Manhattan Project and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. His awards included the Kalinga Prize, the National Medal of Science, and the NAS Public Welfare Medal. Abelson authored works such as *Researches in Geochemistry* and *Food, Cost-benefit Analysis and Environmental Problems*. He spoke English and was married to Neva Abelson. He died of respiratory failure from natural causes in Bethesda in 2004.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1913
- Died
- 2004
- Works
- 29
Top works
- RESEARCHES IN GEOCHEMISTRY
- Food
- Cost-benefit Analysis and Environmental Problems
- Researches in Geochemistry
- Researches in geochemistry
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Key facts
- Born
- April 27, 1913, Tacoma, Washington , United States
- Died
- August 1, 2004 (aged 91), Bethesda, Maryland , United States
- Alma mater
- Washington State University , University of California, Berkeley
- Known for
- Discovery of neptunium , isotope separation techniques
- Awards
- Kalinga Prize (1972) , National Medal of Science (1987) , Public Welfare Medal (1992) , Vannevar Bush Award (1996)
- Fields
- Nuclear physics
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Philip
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Tacoma
- Place of death
- Bethesda
- Spouse
- Neva Abelson
- Occupation
- researcher
- Educated at
- University of California, Berkeley
- Employer
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- Manhattan Project
- Field of work
- chemistry
- Image
- Phillip H. Abelson 450901-N-NO204-0001.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1913-01-01
- date of death
- 2004-01-01
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
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- Philip Abelson
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- cause of death
- respiratory failure
- name in native language
- Philip Abelson
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- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Philip Hauge Abelson (April 27, 1913 – August 1, 2004) was an American physicist, scientific editor and science writer. Trained as a nuclear physicist, he co-discovered the element neptunium, worked on isotope separation in the Manhattan Project, and wrote the first study of nuclear marine propulsion for submarines. He later worked on a broad range of scientific topics and related public policy, including organic geochemistry, paleobiology and energy policy.
Abelson served as editor-in-chief of the journal Science from 1962–84, president of the Carnegie Institution of Washington from 1971–78, and president of the American Geophysical Union from 1972-74. His frequent editorials in Science, both during and after his term as editor, became known for their strident and thought-provoking views. A collection of 100 of his editorials was published as a book, entitled Enough of Pessimism. He may have been the original source of the phrase 'extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence'.
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