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International Year of the Periodic Table

MAY 01, 2019
May 2019 Photos of the Month

Photos of the Month - May 2019

Audrey Lengel, Photo Archivist

2019 marks 150 years since Dmitri Mendeleev first published a periodic table of chemical elements in 1869. The world is commemorating this accomplishment by declaring this the International Year of the Periodic Table . Whether you are interested in learning more about the history of the periodic table , reflecting on the past and present scientists who contribute to it, or looking towards the future at how it will grow as we recognize new elements, the periodic table is certainly something worth celebrating.

This month’s photos from our archives look at Mendeleev’s original table and shine light on a few scientists who contributed to our modern understanding of the elements by discovering new ones, well after Mendeleev published the first table.

P.S. – If crossword puzzles are more your style, I recommend Naomi Pasachoff’s puzzle full of periodic table clues , recently published by Physics Today.

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