Leon O. Morgan
Leon Owen Morgan | |
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| Born | 25 October 1919 |
| Died | 29 July 2002 (Age 82) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Oklahoma City University, University of Texas at Austin |
| Known for | Americium |
| Spouse | Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Boyd |
| Children | 4 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nuclear Chemistry |
Leon Owen (Tom) Morgan Jr. (October 25, 1919 – July 29, 2002) was an American academic and Professor of Chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin. He co-discovered the chemical element americium along with Albert Ghiorso, Glenn T. Seaborg and Ralph A. James.
During World War II, he worked under Seaborg on plutonium chemistry in the Manhattan Project in Chicago and in 1944 on the discovery of transuranic elements by irradiating plutonium at the cyclotron in Berkeley.