In the 1920s the periodic system turned out to be a macroscopic representation of the internal structure of the atoms – making it as much about physics as it is about chemistry
The Periodic System between Chemistry and Physics
225th Anniversary: Death of Antoine Lavoisier
French nobleman considered the father of modern chemistry
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100th Birthday: Donald J. Cram
Chemistry Nobel Laureate and a pioneer of host–guest chemistry
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100th Birthday: Larned B. Asprey
Pioneer of actinide and fluoride chemistry and Manhattan Project worker
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125th Birthday: Izaak Kolthoff
Considered one of the fathers of modern analytical chemistry
150th Birthday: Richard Abegg
Pioneer of valence theory known for Abegg's rule, a precursor to the octet rule
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