Honors and awards Glenn T. Seaborg

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during lifetime, seaborg said have been author or co-author of numerous books , 500 scientific journal articles, many of them brief reports on fast-breaking discoveries in nuclear science while other subjects, notably actinide concept, represented major theoretical contributions in history of science. held more 40 patents – among them patents ever issued chemical elements, americium , curium, , received more 50 doctorates , honorary degrees in lifetime. @ 1 time, listed in guinness book of world records having longest entry in marquis s in america. in february 2005, posthumously inducted national inventors hall of fame. in april 2011 executive council of committee skeptical inquiry (csi) selected seaborg inclusion in csi s pantheon of skeptics. pantheon of skeptics created csi remember legacy of deceased fellows of csi , contributions cause of scientific skepticism. papers in library of congress.


the american chemical society-chicago section honored him willard gibbs award in 1966.


the element seaborgium named after seaborg albert ghiorso, e. kenneth hulet, , others, credited seaborg co-discoverer. named while seaborg still alive, proved controversial. influenced naming of many elements announcement of seaborgium, noted in discover magazine s review of year in science receive letter addressed in chemical elements: seaborgium, lawrencium (for lawrence berkeley laboratory worked), berkelium, californium, americium. seaborgium first element ever have been officially named after living person. second element named oganesson, in 2016, after yuri oganessian.








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