The Ultimate Periodic Table

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Theo Grey has a remarkable collection of pure elements, which he keeps in a giant, wooden periodic table. In this video clip, he shows off some of his most interesting specimens, and talks about how his collection got started. Grey is a co-founder of Wolfram Research and the author of The Elements, a wildly popular iPad app about the periodic table. He also writes a column about dangerous science experiments for Popular Science magazine.

Theodore Grey
The Elements
Periodic Table

This video was produced by the American Chemical Society.

Post by: Aaron Rowe - Special to CNN
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molecular physics

Excellent site. Plenty of helpful info here. I'm sending it to a few friends ans additionally sharing in delicious. And obviously, thanks on your sweat!

April 4, 2012 at 6:51 pm |
HBAR

Love it! Was a chemistry major and now collect elements casually. Found someone even crazier!

March 7, 2012 at 9:14 pm |
TABLE OF ELEMENTS

arent you loney your the only one here

March 1, 2012 at 12:59 am |
Eric Scerri

I'm a big fan of everything that Theo Gray puts out.

Eric Scerri, author of "A Very Short Introduction to the Periodic Table", Oxford University Press, 2011.

February 29, 2012 at 10:25 pm |