Harris and Ghiorso
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James’s co-founder of elements 104 and 105 was a man named Albert Ghiorso. Here they are seen inspecting one of Harris’s targets. Ghiorso was also instrumental in the discovery of elements 102, 103, and 106, but he always sang Harris’s praises for his work making atomic targets.
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James Andrew Harris
James Andrew Harris shook the science world in 1969 for two reasons. First, he co-discovered elements 104 and 105 on the periodic table, a massive accomplishment. Second, he was the first African American in history to discover an element. James…