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Abelson

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/ ˈeɪbəlsən /

noun

  1. Philip. 1913–2004, US physical chemist. He created (with Edwin McMillan) the first transuranic element, neptunium (1940)

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"The fog of war is quickly becoming the slop of war as AI synthetic content creates infinite noise in information ecosystems," said Ari Abelson, co-founder of OpenOrigins, a media authenticity company that fights deepfakes.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

District Judge Adam Abelson in Baltimore blocked the orders, but last week a three-judge panel on the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the orders can be enforced.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

Abelson also found the executive orders likely violate free-speech rights.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2025

Reed Abelson covers the business of health care, focusing on how financial incentives are affecting the delivery of care, from the costs to consumers to the profits to providers.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024

Working on a navy contract quietly and virtually single-handedly at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Lawrence’s former graduate student Philip Abelson had perfected a way of enriching uranium by thermal diffusion.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik