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How The Elements Got Their Names | It's Okay To Be Smart | PBS Digital Studios
- Published_at:2014-03-03
- Category:Education
- Channel:It's Okay To Be Smart
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- description: There's a story inside every box. SUBSCRIBE, it's FREE! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓ More below ↓ Ever wonder what all those names on the periodic table actually mean? There's a whole lot of fascinating history on Mendeleev's table. Some carry names from antiquity, some are named for people, some are named for places, and some are named for mythical beings. Discover the etymology of the elements! If you want to know more about the love, betrayal, and drama behind the periodic table, check out Sam Kean's "The Disappearing Spoon": http://amzn.to/1eVZS8L Special thanks to the following for help researching this episode: Sister Mary Virginia Orna, teacher and historian of chemistry Mark Benvenuto, chemist at University of Detroit - Mercy Steven Maguire, chemist at University of Ottawa ----------------- Have an idea for an episode or an amazing science question you want answered? Leave a comment below! Follow me on Twitter: @jtotheizzoe Email me: itsokaytobesmart AT gmail DOT com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmart For more awesome science, check out: http://www.itsokaytobesmart.com Joe Hanson - Host and writer Joe Nicolosi - Director Amanda Fox - Producer, Spotzen Inc. Katie Graham - Director of Photography Andrew Matthews - Editor and motion graphics John Knudsen - Gaffer Isaac Hammons - Sound Music: "Ouroboros" by Kevin MacLeod Produced by PBS Digital Studios: http://www.youtube.com/user/pbsdigitalstudios ----------- Last week's video: The Most Important Science Images - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd9328AW64g More videos: Science Fiction as Science Fact - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ear4Prg9G8w The Science of Kissing - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwJ-wwF9XVs The Scale of the Universe - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhQ8jUKWef0 The Science of Snowflakes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUot7XSX8uA
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