Americium was discovered by Glenn Seaborg, Albert Ghiorso, Ralph James, and Tom Morgan. The element was chemically identified at the metallurgical laboratory at the University of Chicago. It is a synthetic element created during nuclear reactions of heavy elements. Americium is highly radioactive and can be dangerous when handled incorrectly; it can cause severe illnesses.
Curium was first referred to as ‘delirium’ because of the difficulties faced by the scientists in trying to isolate it from americium. In 1952, W. W. Crane, J. C. Wallmann, and Burris B. Cunningham prepared curium in metallic form for the first time at Berkeley, California. The element is named after Marie and Pierre Curie.
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