1913
Philip Abelson, American physicist and author (died 2004)
Philip Abelson, American physicist and author (died 2004)
Philip Abelson, American physicist and author (died 2004)
Philip Abelson
American physicist and scientific editor (1913–2004)
- Born
- 1913
Philip Hauge Abelson was an American physicist, scientific editor and science writer. Trained as a nuclear physicist, he co-discovered the element neptunium, worked on isotope separation in the Manhattan Project, and wrote the first study of nuclear marine propulsion for submarines. He later worked on a broad range of scientific topics and related public policy, including organic geochemistry, paleobiology and energy policy.