Brain Teaser #14

[Greg Bernhardt]

Out of all the 92 naturally-occurring, elements, ---------- and -------- are the only two that derive their names from those of people (and even then, not directly). Name both of them.

[anomaly]

are they real people?

Otherwise:
Niobium - Niobe, daughter of mythical king Tantalus
Palladium - Greek goddess of wisdom "Pallas"

I hated chem![g)]


(net search - not my own knowledge admitedly!)

[steppenwolf]

Rf rutherfordiam
Bh bohriam

???

[Guybrush Threepwood]

Cm - Curium - after Marie Curie
Gd - Gadolinium - after Johan Gadolin (another french guy I had to search for the last one)

[Guybrush Threepwood]

wait Curium has atomic number 96 (that puts him out)
I guess it is Sm - samarium and Gd - gadolinium

google did it (http://www.vanderkrogt.net/elements/ptable.html)

[Greg Bernhardt]

point for guybrush!