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    Of the chemical elements named after people, which among them were named for those persons within five years of their deaths?

    Question #96306. Asked by SanGermain. (Jun 03 08 11:29 AM)


    neelie_447

    		According to wikipedia, there are 11 elements named directly after people.

    Fermium was discovered before Enrico Fermi's death, although I can't find a resource as to when it was named.

    Both Einsteinium (Albert Einstein) and Seaborgium (Glenn Seaborg) were named while their namesake was still alive.

    I can tell you that Lawrencium was named within five years of Ernest Lawrence's death.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_elements_named_after_people

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaborgium



    Jun 03 08, 12:31 PM
    SanGermain

    		Elementary, my dear Neelie. You are absolutely correct.

    Looks like Fermium was so named no later than 1955. Fermi died in 1954.

    http://www.yourdictionary.com/fermium


    Jun 03 08, 1:30 PM

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