An unstable transuranium element, atomic no. 102, prepared by bombardment of curium with carbon-12 nuclei and similar heavy ions on other elements of the transuranium series. [Nobel Institute for Physics and A.B. Nobel, Swedish inventor, 1833–1896]
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no·bel·i·um nō-'bel-ē-əm n a radioactive element produced artificially symbol No see ELEMENT (table)
No·bel nō-'bel Alfred Bernhard (1833-1896)
Swedish inventor and philanthropist. A manufacturer of explosives, Nobel developed many inventions, his first in 1863 being a detonator for liquid nitroglycerin. Later, after considerable experimentation, he patented dynamite in 1867. His invention transformed the manufacture of explosives. He is most famous for bequeathing his fortune for the establishment of the Nobel Prizes. Nobelium was discovered in 1957.
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no·bel·i·um (No) (no-belґe-əm) [Alfred Bernhard Nobel] the chemical element of atomic number 102, atomic weight 253, obtained in 1958 by bombardment of 246Cm with 12C ions in a heavy ion linear accelerator.Medical dictionary. 2011.