Yuri Oganessian
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Yuri Oganessian is a Russian nuclear physicist of Armenian
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....

 descent. He and his team discovered the heaviest elements in the Periodic Table .

In 2009, scientists in the United States of America confirmed Oganessian's team's discovery Ununquadium
Ununquadium
Ununquadium is the temporary name of a radioactive chemical element with the temporary symbol Uuq and atomic number 114. There is no proposed name yet, although flerovium has been discussed in the media.About 80 decays of atoms of...

over a decade before.
He is an acknowledged world-leader in the field of synthesizing and exploring new elements.
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