Magnetism – The Episodic Table of Elements

The Episodic Table Of Elements Holiday Special

December 20, 2023

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Art & Science, Bubble Lights, Charles Dickens, Christmas, Education, Electricity, England, Henry Dircks, Holidays, Humphry Davy, Illumination, John Millington, John Pepper, Literature, Magnetism, Medicine, Michael Faraday, Mike Wooldridge, Oxidation, Pepper's Ghost, Poisons, Popular Science, The Royal Institution, The Royal Polytechnic Institution

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♪ O chemistry, o chemistry, the study of all matter ♫

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65. Terbium: The Joy of Tedium

July 27, 2020

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Acids & Bases, Acoustics, Alloys, Carl Gustaf Mosander, Jons Jacob Berzelius, Magnetism, Mineralogy, X-rays, Ytterby

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For more than one reason, element 65 makes the short list of “most annoying elements.”

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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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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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