THE Periodic table turns 150 in 2019 - but who was Dmitri Mendeleev, the scientist credited with discovering the Periodic System and how did he alter how the table could have looked?

Mendeleev also wrote about mixing alcohol and water…which led to vodka being a standard 40 per cent. He died of flu in Saint Petersburg at the age of 72.

Mendeleev’s main competitor is a German named Lothar Meyer. Meyer made a few versions of a similar table in the 1860s, but he never made predictions. He thought it was reckless to guess.

Mendeleev's wife felt unwell and had to be taken home. The anxiety became worse when somebody sent a cable saying, "The balloon has been spotted, but no sign of Mendeleev." ...

2019 is the International Year of the Periodic Table. The person who typically gets credit for its creation is Dimitri Mendeleev. But there were many more chemists who should be recognized.

Left: Mendeleev titled his February 1869 publication "An Attempt at a System of Elements, Based on Their Atomic Weight and Chemical Affinity." Mendeleev’s table was designed to be read top to bottom ...

Dmitri Mendeleev, a Russian chemist and inventor, is considered the "father" of the periodic table, according to the Royal Society of Chemistry. In the 1860s, Mendeleev was a popular lecturer at a ...

The UNESCO-Russia Mendeleev International Prize in the Basic Sciences aims to raise awareness of the importance of these disciplines for peaceful and prosperous societies. It was created to foster ...

THE Periodic table turns 150 in 2019 - but who was Dmitri Mendeleev, the scientist credited with discovering the Periodic System and how did he alter how the table could have looked?