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  1. 1852-1907.French chemist. For his preparation
  2. of pure fluorine in 1886, Moissan was awarded
  3. the 1906 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. He also
  4. attempted to create artificial diamonds by
  5. rapidly cooling carbon heated to high
  6. temperatures. His claims of success were
  7. treated with suspicion.
  8.