What is Yuri Oganessian?
[[Image:Yuri Oganesyan.png|thumb|250px]] '''Yuri Oganessian''' ({{lang-ru|Юрий Цолакович Оганесян}} {{IPA-ru|ˈjʉrʲɪj t͡sɐˈlakəvʲɪt͡ɕ ɐgənʲɪˈsʲan|}}; born 14 April 1933) is a [[Russia]]n [[nuclear physicist]]. He is considered a leader on the subject of [[superheavy element]]s. The [[chemical element]] [[oganesson]] (atomic number 118) is named after him. He is one of only two people who was still alive when a chemical element was named after him. The other was [[Glenn Seaborg]], after whom [[seaborgium]] is named. ==Related pages== *[[List of scientists from Asia]] {{authority control}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Oganessian, Yuri}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:Russian physicists]] [[Category:Armenian scientists]] [[Category:Nuclear physicists]] [[Category:Living people]]