Dmitry Mendeleev: The teachings of a prophet 🔬

On 1 March 1869 Dmitry Mendeleev completed his work on the periodic table of elements...

Terms and conditions                                    View this email in your browser The UNESCO Courier | 1 March 2019 Dmitry Mendeleev: The teachings of a prophet 1 March 1869 is the date of a discovery that changed the course of science in the world. On that day, Dmitry Mendeleev completed his work on the periodic table of elements, which would play a fundamental role in the future of chemistry, physics, biology, astronomy and geochemistry – but also in what is now termed sustainable development. The United Nations proclaimed 2019 as the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements, to mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of the first model of the periodic table in the Review of the Russian Chemical Society by the illustrious Russian scientist Dmitry Mendeleev, considered one of the fathers of modern chemistry. At that time, when knowledge of the structure of the atom was largely imprecise, periodic law could only be formulated by a man endowed with extraordinary predictive power, the intuition of a genius. Continue reading Learn more Mendeleev's periodic table, UNESCO Courier, January-March 2011 That chart on the laboratory wall, UNESCO Courier, June 1971 Dmitri Mendeleev, the man who brought law and order to chemistry,  UNESCO Courier, June 1971 Find previous issues Follow the Hashtag #UNESCOCourier Since its creation in 1948, the UNESCO Courier has been spreading an ideal throughout the world: humanity united in its diversity around universal values and fundamental rights, strong in the wealth of its cultures, knowledge and accomplishments     The UNESCO Courier 7 place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris, France courier@unesco.org Want to change how you receive these emails? You can subscribe, update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.