#1, RE: Notes on a Favorite Scientist
Posted by zwol on Sep-01-17 at 07:23 PM
In response to message #0
LAST EDITED ON Sep-01-17 AT 07:24 PM (EDT) In 1997, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry did what it could to correct the snub, by naming chemical element 109 after Meitner.This element was first synthesized in 1982; it took IUPAC until 1997 to agree upon a name due to a priority dispute known to Wikipedia as the "Transfermium Wars," which I have to say is a bit grandiose for a conflict carried out entirely in committee meetings.
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