The Periodic Table Table Featuring Theo Gray

Some people collect stamps. Wolfram Research co-founder and author Theo Gray collects elements. Step into his office, and you'll see a silicon disc engraved with Homer Simpson, a jar of mercury, uranium shells and thousands of other chemical artifacts. But his real DIY masterpiece is the world's first "periodic table table." Within this masterfully constructed table-top lay samples of nearly every element known to man, minus the super-radioactive ones.

Theo Gray is 2011 winner of the ACS Grady Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public. The Periodic Table Table is a testament to Theo's love for chemistry -- as well as his Ebay buying habits -- and is full of fascinating stories. Come see for yourself in the latest episode of Bytesize Science.

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[SuperMathsdebater]

I used to have a collection like that, but now they argon....

[toKs1c]

Thank you for helping me with my math homework(wolfram alpha), and that table is bad ass.

[Chrnan6710]

I remember seeing a whole bunch of these items' pictures in the book this guy wrote!

[sniperfanman]

I'd love to purchase his table. Or perhaps a replica.... anybody have an idea of the price?

[AaronLow1]

Grr... That was my idea... I think the griffith park observatory has one of those. I was going to build one myself. But... How in the he'll do you get californium!?!?!?

[caseygtr]

It must be awkward to explain owning some of these samples to a copper

[caseygtr]

It must hurt to bang his neon that.

[fabianschoenle]

Please show all your elements

*sabber*

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[mackend17fan1]

@johnbmeclemore it's the most dense by .02 next to iridium so if u have a piece of os and Ir and the iridium was just microwly bigger they would weigh the same but it all depends on the circumstances

[coputerogger20]

My dad saw the table while it was being made. My parents know him through the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever club of the usa. *later on* Must get sulfur!!!!!!!!

[musegravemind]

i'm drooling rainbows everywhere