Walter Minder
| Walter Minder | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 6, 1905 Seeland, Switzerland |
| Died |
April 1, 1992 (aged 86) Bern, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Institutions | University of Bern |
| Alma mater | University of Bern |
| Doctoral advisor | Emil Hugi |
Walter Minder (August 6, 1905 – April 4, 1992) was a Swiss mineralogist and chemist.[1] He together with Alice Leigh-Smith announced the discovery of element 85 (now called astatine)[2] in 1940[3] and 1942.[4] He proposed the name helvetium in 1940[3] and anglohelvetium[4] in 1942 for the new element. Later it was proven that in fact he had not discovered element 85.[2][5]
References
- ↑ "Walter Minder (06.08.1905 - 01.04.1992)".
- 1 2 Nefedov, V D; Norseev, Yu V; Toropova, M A; Khalkin, Vladimir A (1968). "Astatine". Russian Chemical Reviews. 37 (2): 87. Bibcode:1968RuCRv..37...87N. doi:10.1070/RC1968v037n02ABEH001603.
- 1 2 "Element 85". Nature. 146 (3694): 225. 1940. Bibcode:1940Natur.146Q.225.. doi:10.1038/146225a0.
- 1 2 Alice Leigh-Smith, Walter Minder (1942). "Experimental Evidence of the Existence of Element 85 in the Thorium Family". Nature. 150 (3817): 767–768. Bibcode:1942Natur.150..767L. doi:10.1038/150767a0.
- ↑ Karlik, Berta; Bernert, Traude (1942). "Über eine vermutete ß-Strahlung des Radium A und die natürliche Existenz des Elementes 85". Naturwissenschaften. 30 (44-45): 685. Bibcode:1942NW.....30..685K. doi:10.1007/BF01487965.
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