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The genius of Mendeleev's periodic table

Lou Serico · TED

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The elements had been listed and carefully arranged before Dmitri Mendeleev. They had even been organized by similar properties before. So why is Mendeelev's periodic table the one that has endured? Lou Serico explains via Ekaaluminium, an element whose existence Mendeelev predicted decades before it was discovered. [Directed by Biljana Labovic, narrated by Lou Serico].

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Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Lou Serico
Year
2012
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
History, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
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