Re: elemental question

[Jerry Hunt <huntjb@ornl.gov>]

"Bohrium", atomic number 107.

At 11:22 AM 6/14/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Fellow Radsafers:
>
>  Last nite I watched who wants to be a millionaire?
>
>The question was who did not have an element named after them? Einstein 
>did, Fermi also, and the the answer they gave was Newton, of course.  The 
>one that I have a question about Niels Bohr.  They said he also had one 
>named for him.   I don't think he did unless it was months ago.  Boron was 
>discovered in 1804.
>Does anyone know if I'm right?  (my choice was Newton anyway) Thanks,
>               Tom
>
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