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Article: Historical evolution of nuclear technology. (Pakistan's energy policy) (Special Section: Energy)
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- Economic Review
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- June 1, 1993
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Discovery of Uranium
The first step in the direction of nuclear energy development was perhaps the discovery of Uranium about 200 years ago! This discovery is attributed to Martin Heinrich Klaproth, an outstanding analytical chemist from Germany in 1789. Towards the end of 1860 a Russian Scientist, D.I. Mendeleev placed uranium at the end of his periodic table and assigned its atomic weight as 240. Mendeleev's famous quote regarding the importance of uranium is being reproduced here:
"I am certain that the investigation of uranium, starting from its natural resources, will lead to many new discoveries. I confidently recommend that one who is looking for new ...