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“Although the smoke detector is americium’s great contribution to modern living, actinide chemists often joke that they are constantly looking for new ways to ‘make americium great again’.”
― Kit Chapman, Superheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table

“We used to put a lot of effort into basic science, things that won’t get you a return on investment now but will lead to major discoveries in 30 or 40 years. We don’t see that as a priority [today]. And you have to ask: is making a new element more important than climate change, or renewable energy? It’s not an easy argument to make. I mean, I’m a heavy element person, and I’d pick renewable energy.”
― Kit Chapman, Superheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table

“Farrell later recalled. ‘So I took this heavy ball in my hand and felt it glowing warm. I got a sense of its hidden power […] for the first time I began to believe some of the fantastic tales the scientists had told about this “nuclear power”.”
― Kit Chapman, Superheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table