Dave,you asked for the sampling method. Well, in my opinion you need use a 
'balance' that can react on single atoms. Sounds as some kind of mass 
spectrometer. You have to count less than picograms...hm....femtograms. 
Question is how to decide the correct weight. I'll thinh it over.
Inge


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David D. Hillman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 2:45 PM
Subject: [TN] NTC - Friday Trivia Question


> Hi gang! Ok, its Friday and Doug hasn't arrived in the office for me to
> harass him yet so here is our "Friday Trivia" quiz. Note that since I am a
> materials engineer, the questions are going to be material based (duh!)
> and intended to drive Doug nuts. One rule - the use of Wikipedia as a
> research tool is prohibited but all other internet sources are open game:
>
> 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?
>
>
> The "winner" of the Friday trivia quiz is a choice of either a case of
> Doug's Diet Mountain Dew or a case of Mummy dust.
>
> Good luck and happy Friday!
>
>
> Dave Hillman
> Rockwell Collins
> [log in to unmask]
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