Return to California Glenn T. Seaborg

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seaborg (right) marine biologist dixy lee ray on september 17, 1968


following service chairman of atomic energy commission, seaborg returned uc berkeley awarded position of university professor. @ time, there had been fewer university professors @ uc berkeley nobel prize winners. served chairman of lawrence hall of science became principal investigator great explorations in math , science (gems) working director jacqueline barber. seaborg served chancellor @ university of california, berkeley, 1958 1961, , served president of american association advancement of science in 1972 , president of american chemical society in 1976.


in 1980, transmuted several thousand atoms of bismuth gold @ lawrence berkeley laboratory. experimental technique, using nuclear physics, able remove protons , neutrons bismuth atoms. seaborg s technique have been far expensive enable routine manufacturing of gold, work close mythical philosopher s stone.


in 1981, seaborg became founding member of world cultural council.


in 1983, president ronald reagan appointed seaborg serve on national commission on excellence in education. commission produced report nation @ risk: imperative educational reform , focused national attention on education national issue germane federal government. in 2008, margaret spellings wrote that



a nation @ risk delivered wake call our education system. described stark realities significant number of functionally illiterate high schoolers, plummeting student performance, , international competitors breathing down our necks. warning, reproach, , call arms.




seaborg vice president al gore in white house during visit of 1993 science talent search (sts) finalists on march 4, 1993


seaborg lived of later life in lafayette, california, devoted himself editing , publishing journals documented both life , later career. rallied group of scientists criticized science curriculum in state of california, viewed far socially oriented , not focused enough on hard science. california governor pete wilson appointed seaborg head committee proposed changes california s science curriculum despite outcries labor organizations , others.








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