Dmitri Mendeleev Research Paper

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Dmitri Mendeleev said,“There is nothing in this world that I fear to say.” Dmitri Mendeleev was a very intelligent man who strives for the best. Dmitri is the first person who created the periodic table and published it. He created and discovered it in the most interesting way. Even though he struggled through his childhood, he managed to have a good life. He also achieved a lot of goals after the periodic table. Dmitri was born in Tobolsk, Siberia on February 7, 1834. He had 14 siblings, and since he had such a big family it was hard for his parents to get money. When his father became blind they became poorer. Dmitri’s mother had a choice to get rid of Dmitri’s education for more money, but she didn’t. She believed that Dmitri would grow up to be a very smart boy. When Dmitri heard this he worked harder than ever. His mother died traveling with Dmitri to find good education. When his mother died he wanted to do something big. …show more content…
Petersburg. In one of his classes he needed a textbook that was just right, but he couldn’t find one, so he made his own textbook. While making his textbook he needed a way to organize the elements so it was easier to understand. He put all the elements on notecards and started organizing them in a game he called chemical solitaire. He worked for three days straight completely focused. On the third night he fell asleep and had a dream where all the elements were falling into place. He woke up saying, “In a dream I saw a table where all the elements fell into place as required. Awakening, I immediately wrote it down on a piece of

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