Debierne


debierne
debierne
(dəb-yěrn’)
french chemist who discovered actinium in 1900. in 1910 he collaborated with marie curie to isolate pure radium.
historical examples

shortly after that debierne discovered still another radio-active substance, to which he gave the name actinium.
boys’ second book of inventions ray stannard baker

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