Stanley Gerald Thompson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Stanley Gerald Thompson

American chemist

Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1912

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Death: 16-Jul-1976

Profession: chemist, nuclear physicist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Stanley Gerald Thompson (1912–1976) was an American chemist.
He discovered together with Glenn T.
Seaborg several of the transuranium elements.
One of the elements are Californium, which he and several others made.
He received Guggenheim Fellowships (Natural Sciences - Chemistry) in 1954 and 1965.