Credit for the periodic table of the elements generally goes to Dimitri Ivanovich Mendeleev, but a specialist in the history and philosophy of chemistry says the Russian chemist probably peeked at the ...

Would it surprise you to know that the periodic table, as we know it, isn’t the first table of elements? That even the order of the elements has changed from its original structure? Like many other ...

The periodic table stares down from the walls of just about every chemistry lab. The credit for its creation generally goes to Dimitri Mendeleev, a Russian chemist who in 1869 wrote out the known ...

The periodic table of elements, or Mendeleev’s table, was created in 1869 by Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev. This table organizes all known chemical elements by their atomic number, or the number of ...

Discover the history, structure, and importance of the periodic table of elements, from Mendeleev’s discovery to modern scientific applications. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Everybody remembers trying to learn the periodic table in science lessons at school. The table is one of the fundamental building blocks of chemistry, explaining the relationship between different ...

A century and a half ago, a Russian chemistry professor published a classification of all the known elements, organized by atomic weight. Today, the system that he created for his students — plus some ...

Google is celebrating the 182nd birthday of the Russian chemist, Dmitri Mendeleev, who created the Periodic Table of Elements, which is memorized by students and chemists the world over. The so-called ...

Who made the first periodic table? Other scientists had previously identified periodicity of elements, but on March 6, 1869 Dmitri Mendeleev (photo) presented the first periodic table. Mendeleev was a ...

Russian chemist may have peeked at predecessor's work, but he still should get credit for modern chemistry, says author. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, ...