50 years ago, scientists fought over element 104’s discovery
Excerpt from the April 26, 1969, issue of Science News
PERIODIC PAINS U.S and Soviet scientists disagreed over which team discovered element 104 on the periodic table, part of the conflict known as the Transfermium Wars.
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Another route to 104 —
In 1964, a few radioactive atoms existed for three-tenths of a second in a Soviet laboratory, and G.N.