Marguerite Catherine Perey
1909-1975
French nuclear chemist who discovered francium, the last naturally occurring element to be found (1939). Perey's discovery is especially remarkable because ...
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Marguerite Perey is best known for her discovery of francium, the 87th element in the Periodic Table. Francium, a rare, highly unstable, radioactive element, is the heaviest chemical of the alkali met...
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Marguerite Catherine Perey
Marguerite Perey