> -----Original Message----- On Behalf Of David D. Hillman
> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 7:46
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> Subject: [TN] NTC - Friday Trivia Question
> 
> 1) Question Number One:
> Einsteinium was discovered in 1952. What sampling method was used to
> discover the element? Bonus points if you can state the location the
> element was discovered.
> 
> 2) Question Number Two:
> Sir Humphry Davy discovered what element in 1808?
> 

[C²:] 

On a related note, I recently caught the tail end of an NPR book review on the life of Sir Joseph Priestly.
Besides being the recognized identifier of oxygen as an elemental gas, Sir Priestley had befriended Benjamin
Franklin, and had a similar eccentric mindset. I've added it to my booklist.

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