In 1882 he officially became a bigamist, but the leader of his country, noting his popularity, reportedly said he "has two wives, yes, but I have only one" of him.
In 1882 he officially became a bigamist, but the leader of his country, noting his popularity, reportedly said he "has two wives, yes, but I have only one" of him. He once traveled solo in a balloon to observe a solar eclipse, and did not bother attempting to control the balloon until he had finished his observations. His master's thesis was the blandly titled "Research and Theories on Expansion of Substances due to Heat", while his doctoral thesis, "On the Combinations of Water with Alcohol", is said to have determined the ideal percent alcohol of vodka. His most important work included predicting the physical properties of germanium, gallium, and scandium using what is now his most famous invention. For 10 points, name this Russian chemist, inventor of the periodic table of the elements.
In 1882 he officially became a bigamist, but the leader of his country, noting his popularity, reportedly said he "has two wives, yes, but I have only one" of him.
Dymitriy (Ivanovich) {Mendele(y)ev}