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Fred Allison
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<p>Fred C. Allison (July 4, 1882 – August 2, 1974) was an American physicist. He developed a <a href="/facts/Magneto-optic_effect/kJnv2D05">magneto-optic spectroscopy</a> method that became known as the Allison magneto-optic method. He claimed to have discovered two new elements (later discredited) using this method. He taught at the Auburn University Physics Department for more than thirty years. </p>