1829 AD discovered
Thorium was discovered in 1828 by the Norwegian amateur mineralogist Morten Thrane Esmark and identified by the Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius, who named it after Thor, the Norse god of thunder. Its first applications were developed in the late 19th century.
Subjects Who or What discovered?
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Jöns Jacob Berzelius One of the founders of m...
Objects To Whom or What was discovered?
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Thorium (Th) Thorium is silvery and t...
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