Seaborgium

The discovery of elements 106 the result of experiments. In June 1974, members of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, U.S.S.R., reported their discovery/synthesis of Element 106, by bombarding atoms of lead-207 and lead-208 with ions of chromium-54 using a cyclotron, forming seaborgium-259. In September 1974, workers of the Lawrence Berkeley and Livermore Laboratories claimed synthesis of Element 106 (seaborgium-263) by bombarding atoms of californium-249 with ions of oxygen-18 using a machine called the Super HILAC (Super-Heavy Ion Linear Accelerator). The Berkeley group's synthesis was confirmed in 1993 and they have been credited with the discovery [3].

Named after the American chemist Glenn Theodore Seaborg who was a part of the team synthesizing element no. 106 in Dubna [3]. The name and symbol was finally decided in 1997 [1]