Chemical Elements Named After Scientists

Einsteinium for Einstein, fermium for Fermi, curium for Marie Curie, mendelevium for Mendeleev, nobelium for Nobel, roentgenium for Roentgen, copernicium for Copernicus, gadolinium for Gadolin. Eleven elements are named after people. Marie Curie is the only woman with an element named after her.

Many scientists received this honor posthumously..