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Who invented the periodic table and when?

April 29, 2020 by Karen Hill

Russian scientist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleyev invented the periodic table in 1869.

In gratitude, scientists named element 101 after him. mendelevium.

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About Karen Hill

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.

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