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    Which scientific discovery was first made public in a TV quiz programme for children in the 1940s?

    Question #93155. Asked by gmackematix. (Mar 04 08 8:21 PM)


    zbeckabee

    		November 11, 1945 -- Recording of a special Armistice Day program of "The Quiz Kids" during which G. T. Seaborg first announced the discovery of elements 95 (Americium) and 96 (Curium). The children, ages 5-15, interviewed Seaborg instead of the usual program in which they would be asked questions.

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    Mar 04 08, 9:29 PM
    gmackematix

    		Yay, Zbeck! Americium has since become the only man-made element to frequently make it into people's homes thanks to its use in smoke detectors.

    Mar 06 08, 7:34 PM

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