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Californium was obtained in 1950 by bombarding curium with alpha particles.

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Glenn T. Seaborg did not make californium himself; it was discovered by a research team at the University of California in 1950. The element was first synthesized by bombarding curium-242 with alpha particles to produce californium-245. Seaborg played a key role in the discovery and identification of californium, as well as in its naming after the state of California.

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