Albert Ghiorso

Albert Ghiorso
Albert Ghiorso around 1970
Born	July 15, 1915 Vallejo, California, U.S.
Died	December 26, 2010(2010-12-26) (aged 95) Berkeley, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Known for	Chemical element discoveries
Awards	2004 Lifetime Achievement Award (Radiochemistry Society),[1] The Potts Medal (Franklin Institute), G. D. Searle and Co. Award (American Chemical Society), Honorary Doctorate (Gustavus Adolphus College), Fellow (American Academy of Arts and Sciences), Fellow (American Physical Society), Guinness Book of World Records (Most Elements Discovered)
Scientific career
Fields	Nuclear science
Institutions	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Albert Ghiorso (July 15, 1915 – December 26, 2010) was an American nuclear scientist and co-discoverer of a record 12 chemical elements on the periodic table. His research career spanned six decades, from the early 1940s to the late 1990s.