 After sharing the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Edwin McMillan , he received approximately 50 honorary doctorates and numerous other awards and honors . The list of things named after Seaborg ranges from his atomic element to an asteroid . He was a prolific author , penning numerous books and 500 journal articles , often in collaboration with others . He was once listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the person with the longest entry in Who 's Who in America . 
