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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