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ASK the scientists any questions you have about science.
CHAT with the scientists in a 30 minute long text chat booked by your teacher.
VOTE for your favourite scientist to win a £500 prize to spend on communicating more science.
The element Mendelevium was named after Dmitri Mendeleev, a Russian chemist said to be the ‘father of the Periodic Table’. In 1867 Mendeleev discovered a pattern between the elements known at that time to scientists, which he then used to accurately predict several new elements.
Mendelevium is a synthetic element, first made in 1955 at the University of California. At that time the United States and Russia were on opposite sides of the Cold War, so the team that made the element had to get permission from the U.S. government to name it after a Russian man.
In this general science zone you’ll meet six scientists working in a range of fields. One scientist researches how people think when driving so we can make cars safer, one summarises research for commissioners to help them decide what healthcare services we need and another investigates where antarctic seals go when they are at sea. Another scientist designs clinical trials to help cure diseases quickly, another tests new medicines and another is an archaeological scientist working at the British Museum.