Re: Information on Technitium. When was it made? When was it dicovered on stars

Date: Fri Feb 5 16:53:52 1999
Posted By: Dan Berger, MadSci Admin
Area of science: Science History
ID: 918164614.Sh

Message:

Technetium was first identified on Earth, though traces have been detected in stellar spectra.

The element was predicted by a gap in the periodic table, and was first isolated by Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perrier in 1937.

Dan Berger
MadSci Admin

Try the links in the MadSci Library for more information on Science History.