Glenn Seaborg started his career by getting a PhD from Berkeley at the University of California. In 1961, Seaborg was appointed as the first advisory committee for the atomic energy commission by President Truman, until 1968. From 1941-46 Seaborg headed the plutonium work on the Manhattan Project at the University of Chicago. He was a co-discoverer of plutonium and transuranium elements until element 102. Also, Seaborg and his colleagues are responsible for the identification of hundreds of isotopes throughout the periodic table. He also discovered the relationship between the transition metals and lanthanides. For all of his work including being the author of hundreds of papers and books on chemistry and elements, he has accumulated many awards and honours over his lifetime. In 1947 he received the American Chemical Award in Pure Chemistry, Perkin Medal of the American Section of the Society of Chemical Industry (1957), Atomic Energy Commission's Enrico Fermi Award for his work in nuclear chemistry and leadership (1959), and many more. He was also an honorary fellow to many institutes in America. He also has many honorary degrees from a list of universities and colleges. His favourite hobby is Golf.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1951. (n.d.). Retrieved November 17, 2020, from https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1951/seaborg/biographical/
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