# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/philip-abelson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:38:45.002Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/philip-abelson"
name: "Philip Abelson"
slug: "philip-abelson"
description: "Philip Hauge Abelson 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."
tagline: "US physicist, editor of the journal Science, and director of the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Geophysical Laboratory (1913–2004)"
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country:
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birthDate: "1913-04-27"
deathDate: "2004-08-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump