Credit for the periodic table of the elements generally goes to Dimitri Ivanovich Mendeleev, but a specialist in the history and philosophy of chemistry says the Russian chemist probably peeked at the ...

On 17 February 1869, Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev jotted down the symbols for the chemical elements, putting them in order according to their atomic weights and inventing the periodic table. He ...

When Dimitri Mendeleev published the first periodic table 150 years ago, only about half as many elements were known as today. Over the ensuing decades, researchers have added new names to the chart, ...

This year is the International Year of the Periodic Table, and we’ve been celebrating the sesquicentennial of a remarkable achievement: a rule set for chemists. In 1869, Dmitri Mendeleev published his ...

The periodic table of the elements, principally created by the Russian chemist, Dmitry Mendeleev (1834-1907), celebrated its 150th anniversary last year. It would be hard to overstate its importance ...

Russian chemist may have peeked at predecessor's work, but he still should get credit for modern chemistry, says author. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, ...