In 1951, Edwin Mattison McMillan won the Chemistry Noble Prize.
Born: September 18, 1907.
Died: September 7, 1991, El Cerrito, California, U.S.
Nationality: American.
Education: California Institute of Technology Princeton University.
Known as: Discovery of neptunium, the first transuranium element Synchrocyclotron.
Awards: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1951), Atoms for Peace Award (1963), National Medal of Science (1990).
