Irène Joliot-Curie (1897 – 1956)
When Irène Joliot-Curie and her husband Frédéric were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935 “in recognition of their synthesis of new...
Carbon – The multi-faceted wonder element
Carbon, the wondrous element with amazing properties, forms the foundation for all known life forms on earth. Carbon atoms are the major component of many important substances...
Frederick Soddy (1877 – 1956)- A Pioneering Radiochemist
In 1900, a bright 23-year-old British chemist with a First-Class Honours degree in chemistry and two years of independent research at Oxford University under his belt was...
Hans Fischer (1881 – 1945)
On November 13, 1930, the announcement for two of that year’s Nobel Prizes was made. The first was the Nobel Prize in Physics awarded...
Mercury – Shiny liquid metal with a dark side
Mercury, the only metal that is a liquid at room temperature, has fascinated people right from ancient civilisations and alchemists to the scientists of...
Silicon – High-tech element of the information age
First, we had the stone age. Then came the bronze age, followed by the iron age. And now, we’re in the information age. Or...
Nitrogen – The life-essential element
Much like Oxygen and Carbon, the seventh element of the periodic table – Nitrogen – is also a crucial, life-supporting substance. Nitrogen is a...
Aluminium – Once elusive, now a prized metal
Behind every element are stories on how it was discovered, on the scientists behind the element and the stories on its amazing developments and applications....
Hydrogen – In a class by itself!
Hydrogen. The most abundant and lightest element in the universe. Essential to life on earth as water. An important component of all organic compounds....
Helium – The noblest of gases
What do party balloons, space shuttles, MRI machines, and the Large Hadron Collider have in common? They all need helium. Whether in the gaseous...
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