many unique properties of tantalum products and the applications in which they excel. The inaugural winner of the Ekeberg Prize was Yuri Freeman, for his book "Tantalum and Niobium-Based Capacitors" (Springer, 2018). References External links 18th-century Swedish chemists Uppsala University alumni Academic staff of Uppsala University 1767 births 1813 deaths Discoverers of chemical elements Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 19th-century Swedish chemists Tantalum Swedish deaf people Rare earth scientists Scientists with disabilities