Darleane C. Hoffman
Darleane C. Hoffman | |
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| Born | Darleane Christian November 8, 1926 Terril, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | September 4, 2025 (aged 98) Menlo Park, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | Iowa State University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nuclear chemistry |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
Darleane Christian Hoffman (November 8, 1926 – September 4, 2025) was an American nuclear chemist. She was among the researchers who found the existence of Seaborgium, element 106.
She was a faculty senior scientist in the Nuclear Science Division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a professor in the graduate school at UC Berkeley.[1]
In 2002, she was named as one of the 50 most important women in science by Discover Magazine.[2]
She was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[3]
Hoffman died on September 4, 2025 at her home in Menlo Park, California at the age of 98.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Darleane Hoffman, Harold Johnston to Receive National Medal of Science". www.lbl.gov. Archived from the original on 2005-11-16. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ↑ Svitil, Kathy (13 November 2002). "The 50 Most Important Women in Science". Discover. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ↑ "Gruppe 8: Teknologiske fag" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ↑ "Darleane C. Hoffman". Neptune Society. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
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