Curium

On Fri, 16 Nov 2018, 13:17 David Hillman <[log in to unmask]
wrote:

> The Question:
> This element is the only element named specifically after a
> non-mythological woman. The element is named in the honor of one of the
> founders of nuclear fission. This physicist worked with Otto Hahn and Otto
> Robert Frisch - the small group of scientists who first discovered nuclear
> fission of uranium when it absorbed an extra neutron. The results were
> first published in early 1939.  In 1957 the German President Theodor Heuss
> awarded this physicist the highest German order for scientists, the peace
> class of the Pour le Mérite. Name the element and physicist being
> described?
>
> The winner of the quiz will get the services of Clumpy and Kloumpios for
> the week.
>
> So far Clumpy and Kloumpios have done the following:
>
> Past Quiz winners/tasks:
> Week 1 Ravinder Ajmani, Western Digital
> Week 1 Ron Feyereisen, SigmaTron Intl.
> Week 2 Louis Hart, Compunetics
> Week 3 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger Ltd.
> Week 3 John Burke
> Week 4 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics
> Week 5 No Winner - no correct responses!
> Week 6 Bhanu Sood, NASA
> Week 7 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corp
> Week 7 Ian Fox, Rolls Royce
> Week 8 Leland Woodall
> Week 8 David Bealer, SMT
> Week 9 Tom Carroll, Boeing
> Week 10 Louis Hart, Compunetics
> Week 11 Tom Carroll, Boeing
> Week 11 Scott Decker, UTAS
> Week 12 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
> Week 13 No Quiz,
> Week 14 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
> Week 15 Bhanu Sood, NASA
> Week 16 John Maxwell
> Week 17 Leland Woodall
> Week 18 Leland Woodall
> Week 19 Tom Carroll, Boeing
> Week 20 Robert Kondner
> Week 21 Tom Brendlinger, ClearMotion Inc.
> Week 22 Carl Van Wormer, Cipher Engineering LCC
> Week 23 Juliano Ribeiro, DATACOM
> Week 24 Gerry Gagnon, FLIR Commercial Systems
> Week 25 Graham Collins, Sunsel Systems
> Week 26 Joyce Koo, IPC International
> Week 26 Todd MacFadden, Bose
> Week 27 Bhanu Sood, NASA
> Week 28 Leland Woodall
> Week 29 Mordechai Kirshenbaum
> Week 30 Leland Woodall
> Week 31 Leland Woodall
> Week 32 Steve Gregory
> Week 33 Leland Woodall
> Week 34 Jerry Dengler, Pergamon Corp
> Week 35 Frank Kimmey, VeriFone Inc
> Week 36 Graham Collins, Sunsel Systems
> Week 37 Richard "Dean" Stadem
> Week 38 Leland Woodall
> Week 38 Tom Carroll
> Week 39 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
> Week 40 Leland Woodall
> Week 41 Tom Carroll
> Week 42 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
> Week 43 Joyce Koo
> Week 44 Russell Kido, Practical Components
> Week 45 Leland Woodall
> Week 45 Frank Kimmey, VeriFone Inc
> Week 46 Ian Fox, Rolls-Royce Control Systems
> Week 47 Fred Cox, Bluering Stencils
> Week 48 Tom Carroll, Boeing
> Week 49 Todd MacFadden, Bose
> Week 49 Leland Woodall
> Week 50 Russell Kido, Practical Components
> Week 51 Ravinder Ajmani, Western Digital
> Week 52 Leland Woodall
> Week 53 Scott Decker, UTAS
> Week 54 Leland Woodall
> Week 55 Tom Carroll, Boeing
> Week 56 Mordechai Kirshenbaum
> Week 57 Steve Herring, Pennatronics Corp
> Week 58 Leland Woodall
> Week 59 Drew Meyer, Benchmark
> Week 60 Leland Woodall
> Week 61 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
> Week 62 Leland Woodall!
> Week 63 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
> Week 63 Tom Carroll, Boeing
> Week 63 Tom Granat
> Week 64 George Wenger
> Week 65  Frank Kimmey, VeriFone Inc.
> Week 66  Jerry Dengler, Pergamon Corp
> Week 66  Leland Woodall
> Week 67  Eray Canli,  ANDAR Electromechanical Systems
> Week 68  James Head
> Week 69  Mordechai Kirshenbaum
> Week 70 Doug Pauls, Rockwell Collins
> Week 71  Eray Canli,  ANDAR Electromechanical Systems
> Week 72  Russell Kido, Practical Components
> Week 73 Denny Friz
> Week 74 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics
> Week 74 Leland Woodall
> Week 75 Mordechai Kirshenbaum
>
> Week 76 Tom Carroll, Boeing
> - Clumpy and Kloumpios couldn't come at a better time, they will be helping
> with storm clean up and putting up Halloween decorations. Make sure they
> bring the big John Deere tractor to haul the debris to the curb for pick up
> by our local sanitation crews. If they are really good, I'll send them back
> with extra treats for all who get to attend the IPC meetings.
> Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend. Have fun and a few drinks for
> me.
>
> Week 76 Eray Canli,  ANDAR Electromechanical Systems
> - Since they are so 'familier' with IPC community than anyone else, should
> come to office and discipline my colleagues on importance of the ESD issues
> for a whole week.
>
> Week 77 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics
> - The boys are right on time.  Decapsulation of two custom ASICs potted in
> epoxy, lots of prep work and then on to the 576 Tek curve tracer to
> characterize all characteristics of 8 diodes looking for a potential
> walking wounded.
>
> Week 78 ????
> - assisted with ????
>
> I hope everyone has a awesome week!
> Dave Hillman
> Rockwell Collins
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