Very Clever!
Alright, so now we’ve got 118 elements chilling on the periodic table, but let’s be real, figuring out where to slot in those heavy hitters wasn’t a walk in the park. Dmitri Mendeleev, the brainiac Russian scientist, threw out the first draft of this table party back in 1869.
This thing is like the rockstar of chemistry symbols, but it’s not just limited to the chemistry scene—it’s got its hands in physics and other science gigs too. So, here’s to Mendeleev for giving us the ultimate cheat sheet for all things elemental!