Martin Heinrich Klaproth Professions : Chemist Born : December 1, 1743 Died : January 1, 1817 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Martin Heinrich Klaproth Wherefore no name can be found for a new fossil [element] which indicates its peculiar and characteristic properties (in which position I find myself at present), I think it is best to choose such a denomination as means nothing of itself and thus can give no rise to any erroneous ideas. In consequence of this, as I did in the case of Uranium, I shall borrow the name for this metallic substance from mythology, and in particular from the Titans, the first sons of the earth. I therefore call this metallic genus TITANIUM. Martin Heinrich Klaproth science mean son [Pitchblende] consists of a peculiar, distinct, metallic substance. Therefore its former denominations, Pechblende, pitch-iron-ore, &c. are no longer applicable, and must be supplied by another more appropriate name. I have chosen that of Uranium, as a kind of memorial, that the chemical discovery of this new metal happened in the period of astronomical discovery of the new planet Uranus. Martin Heinrich Klaproth names discovery science Similar Authors Auguste Laurent chemist August Wilhelm von Hofmann chemist August Kekule chemist Ascanio Sobrero chemist Antoine Lavoisier chemist Antoine Bechamp chemist All Authors
