Podcast – Page 9 – The Episodic Table of Elements

64. Gadolinium: Three Wise Men

July 13, 2020

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Etymology, Finland, Gustav and Heinrich Rose, IUPAC, Jean-Charles Galissard, Johan Gadolin, Magnetism, Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Medicine, Porcelain, Ytterby

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Like Luke Skywalker, today’s tale takes a farmboy to greatness.

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63. Europium: The Age Of Enlightenment

June 22, 2020

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Color, Frank Harold Spedding, Herbert N. McCoy, Illumination, Optics, Particle Accelerators, Radioactivity, Television

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As element collectors, may we all one day be as fortunate as Frank Harold Spedding.

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62. Samarium: Eponymous Honorarium

June 1, 2020

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Etymology, Gustav and Heinrich Rose, Magnetism, Mineralogy, Mining, Paul-Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, Prussia, Russia, Vassili Samarsky

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We hear all sorts of incredible stories on this podcast, but today we’ll meet the most unbelievable character of all: A friendly bureaucrat.

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61. Promethium: What A Friend We Have In Prometheus

May 18, 2020

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Art & Science, Henry Moseley, Illumination, Italy, Mythology, Radioactivity

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We’ve met mythological light-bearers before, but this one possesses a decidedly nobler spirit.

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