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The History of Elements

  • 400

    Start of Middle Ages

    Start of Middle Ages
  • 400

    The Start of the Alchemists

    The Start of the Alchemists
  • Sep 12, 1500

    End of Middle Ages

    End of Middle Ages
  • Phosphorous by H.Brand

  • Naming of the Elements

    Naming of the Elements
  • Magnesium by J.Black

  • Hydrogen Discovered by H. Cavendish

    Hydrogen Discovered by H. Cavendish
  • Oxygen by C.W.Scheele

  • Nitrogen by D.Rutherford

  • Chlorine by C.W.Scheele

  • Beryllium by L.N.Vauquelin

  • Nuclei Atom discovered by Enrico Fermi

  • Sodium by H.Davy

  • Potassium by H.Davy

  • Boron by J.L.Gay-Lussac & L.J.Thénard

  • Calcium by H.Davy

  • Lithium by J.A.Arfwedson

  • Silicon by J.J.Berzelius

  • Aluminum by H.C.Ørsted

  • Helium discovered by P.Janssen and J.N.Lockyer

    Helium discovered by P.Janssen and J.N.Lockyer
  • Fluorine by H.Moissan

  • Neon by W.Ramsay & M.W.Travers

  • Argon by Lord Rayleigh & W.Ramsay

  • The Plum Pudding Model was discovered by J.J Thompson

  • Rutherfords Atom experiment conducted

  • Niels Bohrers discovers the Orbitals

  • Element 93 was discovered

  • Start of the Cold War

    Start of the Cold War
  • End of the Cold War

    End of the Cold War
  • USA and USSR argue over naming Elements

    USA and USSR argue over naming Elements