Russian scientist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleyev invented the periodic table in 1869.
In gratitude, scientists named element 101 after him. mendelevium.
By Karen Hill
Russian scientist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleyev invented the periodic table in 1869.
In gratitude, scientists named element 101 after him. mendelevium.
Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.