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Dmitri Mendeleyev and the Periodic Table (Uncharted, Unexplored, and Unexplained)
Dmitri Mendeleyev and the Periodic Table - Uncharted, Unexplored, and Unexplained Author:Susan Zannos Born in an isolated Siberian village in 1834, Dmitri Ivanovitch Mendeleyev overcame great odds to become the most brilliant and acclaimed scientist in the field of chemistry in the 19th century. His mother's determination overcame the objections of those who believed he was a poor student. She took him the long hard way across Siberia to Moscow ... more »and later St. Petersburg where finally Mendeleyev was admitted to a teachers college. Despite his mother's death and his own serious illness, he was awarded the gold medal for best student of the year in 1855. As a young chemistry teacher, he was sent to study in Europe in order the bring the latest developments in the science back to Russia. He succeeded so well that his chemistry textbooks became standard texts all over the world, and his Periodic Table of the Elements forms the foundation for all the advances in chemistry from his time until the present.« less
ISBN-13: 9781584152675 ISBN-10: 1584152672 Pages:48 Reading Level: Young Adult Rating: