ABOUT ALBERT GHIORSO
Nuclear scientist who invented new techniques to identify heavy elements. He also helped discover 12 chemical elements on the periodic table in 1950.
He built radios as a teenager and attended UC Berkeley.
He developed sensitive instruments for detecting the radiation associated with nuclear decay as a part of the Manhattan Project during World War II.
He was married to Wilma Belt for over 60 years.
Like Albert Einstein , he also worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II.
