How did einsteinium get its name?

Answer 1

Einsteinium was discovered in the debris of 'Mike',the code name for the first thermonuclear explosion witch took place on Eniwetok,a Pacific atoll,on 1 November 1952...'Mike' was the precursor to the development of a thermonuclear weapon, the so-called hydrogen bomb. (THAT was dumb, but it was worth discovering element 99 between californium and fermium...)

Answer 2

Einsteinium was discovered in December 1952 at Berkeley Laboratories, University of California, USA by this group of researchers: Albert Ghiorso, Stanley G. Thompson, Gary H. Higgins, Glenn T. Seaborg, Martin H. Studier, P.R. Fields, Sherman M. Fried, H. Diamond, J.F. Mech, G.L. Pyle, John R. Huizenga, A. Hirsch, W.M. Manning, C.I. Browne, H. Louise Smith, R.W. Spence.

Answer 3

- Einsteinium appear in debris from nuclear tests.
- Einsteinium-253 is obtained from U-238 or Pu-238 after long and intense irradiation with neutrons.
- Cf-252(n,gamma)Cf-253---------Es-253 + beta
- Other nuclear reactions are possible for other isotopes.

Answer 4

It was named after the continent of Europe. See the related link for more information.

Answer 5

The name of the element einsteinium is derived from the name of the great well-known physicist of Jewish origin - Albert Einstein.

Answer 6

The symbol for einsteinium is Es; Es is derived from the first and an the fourth letters of the word einsteinium.

Answer 7

Europium was discovered by Eugene Demarcay at 1901 in France. Origin of name: named after "Europe".

Answer 8

MAINLY FroM COMITS and meteorits

Answer 9

from the mathematician Albert Einstein