From modest beginnings in a small village in Siberia, an extraordinary Russian chemist, Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834-1907) conceived of one of the most significant and revolutionary contributions to science, the periodic table of the elements.  The arrangement of the periodic table has been refined and extended over time as new elements have been discovered and new theoretical models have been developed, but Mendeleev's fundamental concept is intact.  Today the periodic table is a fundamental cornerstone of science.  It remains a central unifying principal that has significant impacts in the areas of chemistry, materials science, physics, biology, engineering, earth and planetary sciences, and many other disciplines. Historical perspectives, an update of the latest modifications, and a short review of some far-reaching and unexpected applications of the periodic table will be followed by the authors' recollections of their 2009 trip to Tobolsk, Siberia to celebrate the 175th Anniversary of Mendeleev's birthday.

Historical perspectives and unexpected applications of Mendeleev's periodic table of the elements

239th National Meeting (2010)

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