Victor Ninov

Victor Ninov
Виктор Нинов
Born (1959-06-24) 24 June 1959 (age 65)
Alma materTechnische Universität Darmstadt
Known forfraud investigation concerning the discovery of various superheavy elements
Scientific career
FieldsNuclear physics
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
ThesisDer gasgefüllte Separator als Separationsmethode zum Nachweis von Transuranen (1992)

Victor Ninov (Bulgarian: Виктор Нинов; born June 24, 1959) is a Bulgarian physicist and former researcher who worked primarily in creating superheavy elements. He is known for the co-discoveries of elements 110, 111, and 112 (darmstadtium, roentgenium and copernicium).[1]

Ninov also claimed the creation of elements 116 and 118; however, an investigation concluded that he had falsified the evidence. The repercussions of the affair had an impact on the guidelines of conduct for several research institutions.

  1. ^ Dalton, Rex (2002). "California lab fires physicist over retracted finding". Nature. 418 (6895): 261. Bibcode:2002Natur.418..261D. doi:10.1038/418261b. PMID 12124581.

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