Abelson

British  

/ ˈeɪbəlsən /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Ari Abelson, the co-founder of OpenOrigins, a company that helps identity AI-generated and deepfake content, told Salon that he sees the political maneuverings of these companies as a byproduct of shifting business models.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

Investors greeted Dow 1000 with “about the same degree of enthusiasm they’d accord news of a record run in cricket,” Alan Abelson wrote in the Up & Down Wall Street column in Barron’s.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

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

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

During one collaboration, he and Philip Abelson were bedeviled by the erratic performance of an ionization chamber until Abelson noticed that its behavior corresponded to Kamen’s wanderings around the room.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik