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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, 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.

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1992NAS Public Welfare Medal
1988Waldo E. Smith Award
1987National Medal of Science
1972Kalinga Prize
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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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.

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Lived 1913 to 2004 · aged 91
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