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	'''Kenneth Street, Jr.''' (1920 – 13 March 2006) was an American chemist. He was part of the team that discovered elements 97 and 98 (] and ]) in 1949 and 1950.<ref name="Lassen">, Obituaries for April 25, 2006, Lassen County Times, accessed ~~06/03/~~2011</ref>		'''Kenneth Street Jr.''' (1920 – 13 March 2006) was an American ]. He was part of the team that discovered elements 97 and 98 (] and ]) in 1949 and 1950.<ref name="Lassen"> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713184638/http://www.lassennews.com/component/content/article/14-obituaries/3254-Obituaries%20for%20April%2025,%202006 \|date=2011-07-13 }}, Obituaries for April 25, 2006, Lassen County Times, accessed 6 March 2011</ref>

	Street was born in 1920 in ]. He obtained his degree in chemistry in 1943 from the ].<ref name="Lassen"/> He then served in World War II as a fighter pilot, with his awards including the ] and the ].<ref name="Lassen"/> After the war, he returned to Berkeley, obtaining his PhD in nuclear chemistry in 1949, with a thesis titled 'Isotopes of americium and curium'.<ref>, Kenneth Street, University of California, 1949</ref>		Street was born in 1920 in ]. He obtained his degree in chemistry in 1943 from the ].<ref name="Lassen"/> He then served in ] as a fighter pilot, with his awards including the ] and the ].<ref name="Lassen"/> After the war, he returned to Berkeley, obtaining his PhD in ] in 1949, with a thesis titled 'Isotopes of americium and curium'.<ref>, Kenneth Street, University of California, 1949</ref>

	The work on berkelium and californium was carried out at the ] (now part of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) with ], ] and ].<ref>, escholarship.org, accessed ~~accessed~~ ~~06/03/~~2011</ref> Street joined the faculty at ~~Berkely~~ in 1949, and became ~~Deputy~~ ~~Director~~ of the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, and later a professor of chemistry.<ref name="Lassen"/> His specialities and interests were in the areas of ], ] and ].<ref name="Lassen"/>		The work on berkelium and californium was carried out at the ] (now part of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) with ], ] and ].<ref>, escholarship.org, accessed 6 March 2011</ref> Street joined the faculty at Berkeley in 1949, and became deputy director of the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, and later a professor of chemistry.<ref name="Lassen"/> His specialities and interests were in the areas of ], ] and ].<ref name="Lassen"/>

	Street retired in 1986, and moved to ] in 1997 with his wife Jane (~~nee~~ Armitage).<ref name="Lassen"/> They had married in 1944 and had three children, two sons and a daughter.<ref name="Lassen"/> Street's interests included walking in the mountains, backpacking and sailing.<ref name="Lassen"/> Street died on 13 March 2006, in ].<ref name="Lassen"/>		Street retired in 1986, and moved to ] in 1997 with his wife Jane (née Armitage).<ref name="Lassen"/> They had married in 1944 and had three children, two sons and a daughter.<ref name="Lassen"/> Street's interests included walking in the mountains, backpacking and sailing.<ref name="Lassen"/> Street died on 13 March 2006, in ].<ref name="Lassen"/>

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American chemist

Kenneth Street Jr. (1920 – 13 March 2006) was an American chemist. He was part of the team that discovered elements 97 and 98 (berkelium and californium) in 1949 and 1950.

Street was born in 1920 in Berkeley, California. He obtained his degree in chemistry in 1943 from the University of California, Berkeley. He then served in World War II as a fighter pilot, with his awards including the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross. After the war, he returned to Berkeley, obtaining his PhD in nuclear chemistry in 1949, with a thesis titled 'Isotopes of americium and curium'.

The work on berkelium and californium was carried out at the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory (now part of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) with Stanley G. Thompson, Glenn T. Seaborg and Albert Ghiorso. Street joined the faculty at Berkeley in 1949, and became deputy director of the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, and later a professor of chemistry. His specialities and interests were in the areas of nuclear chemistry, geochemistry and geothermal energy.

Street retired in 1986, and moved to Taylorsville, California in 1997 with his wife Jane (née Armitage). They had married in 1944 and had three children, two sons and a daughter. Street's interests included walking in the mountains, backpacking and sailing. Street died on 13 March 2006, in Paradise, California.

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^ Kenneth Street Jr Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, Obituaries for April 25, 2006, Lassen County Times, accessed 6 March 2011
Isotopes of americium and curium, Kenneth Street, University of California, 1949
Proceedings of the Symposium Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of Elements 97 and 98, escholarship.org, accessed 6 March 2011

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