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Victor Ninov
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<p>Victor Ninov is a Bulgarian physicist and former researcher who worked primarily in creating <a href="/facts/Superheavy_element/9PjYvCc3">superheavy elements</a>. He is known for the co-discoveries of elements 110, 111, and 112 (<a href="/facts/Darmstadtium/etmwTLmP">darmstadtium</a>, <a href="/facts/Roentgenium/LEhvJaJQ">roentgenium</a> and <a href="/facts/Copernicium/EhgyBkg0">copernicium</a>, respectively). </p><p>Ninov also claimed the creation of elements <a href="/facts/Livermorium/nQc1FE6E">116</a> and <a href="/facts/Oganesson/zs5MQDjV">118</a> (now livermorium and oganesson); however, an investigation conducted by the <a href="/facts/University_of_California,_Berkeley/MXVEjklr">University of California, Berkeley</a> concluded that he had falsified the evidence. The repercussions of the affair had an impact on the guidelines of conduct for several research institutions. </p>