Renamed Element - Copernicium

[uppi]

Why not? They've both made tremendous contributions toward scientific understanding of how the universe works.

But so did a lot of others. These two are more known for their popular science, than for their actual scientific advancements. I am not saying say they wouldn't deserve it, but a lot of others also would, some of them more in my opinion.

That said, it is pretty pointless to argue about element naming, as it the discoverer can usually name it any name he wants, no matter how silly.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Elementium sounds nice.

 

[Lillefix]

Elerium 115 - I won't recognize any other name!

Agree. Thank you. Thank you.

 

[Perfection]

So there's no Darwin.

So what?

 

[Gelion]

So what?

So he can't prove anything of that genre.

 

[GoodGame]

Perhaps I should have rephrased that, No biologist is ever going to get an element named after them.

How about Aristotlium?

Saganium

Yuck. Then add in Teslium too.

 

[Lillefix]

How about Aristotlium?

Aristotelium, perhaps. You are supposed to be able to pronounce it too.

 

[Squonk]

Squonkium!

 

[Formaldehyde]

so, it seems scientists are finally getting round to renaming some of those boring 100-and-something elements.

Nope. All the yet-to-be discovered elements have been assigned generic names.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodic_table_(extended)

When Unubium was first created in 1996, the name Copernicium was then proposed. It has now been made official.

I'm waiting for unobtanium to finally be recognized, an incredibly expensive metal commonly used in racing.

 

[Onionsoilder]

Teslaum

 

[Dachs]

Still waiting on calrissium

 

[Squonk]

Lysenkium

 

[Gooblah]

Nope. All the yet-to-be discovered elements have been assigned generic names.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodic_table_(extended)

When Unubium was first created in 1996, the name Copernicium was then proposed. It has now been made official.

I'm waiting for unobtanium to finally be recognized, an incredibly expensive metal commonly used in racing.

Yo, formie, faulty link - try this (Parantheses shifted into url)

 

[GoodGame]

Aristotelium, perhaps. You are supposed to be able to pronounce it too.

But his name is Aristotle!

 

[Cutlass]

That's too long to write out - just use "raviolium."

Actually, if scientists are being considered, Sagan and Hawking should be honored with elements named after them.

And what about the Star Trek elements dilithium and neutronium?

Spockium. Kirkium. Enterprisium. Trekium.

 

[Krill]

Actually the shortened name is complete bollocks. Cp = cyclopentadiene, not Copernicium. They should have shortened it to Cn (Co, Ce, Cr are all taken as well).

 

[Bluemofia]

When are you ever going to use Copernicium in an organic reaction though?

 

[choxorn]

Spockium. Kirkium. Enterprisium. Trekium.

Scottium, Picardium, Klingonium...

 

[Seon]

Fridium. Calamarium.

 

[Lillefix]

But his name is Aristotle!

Actually, there is an e between the last t and the l, in almost every language but English, including Greek. But of course if the English want a localised version of the name of the element, they're welcome to.