Elements named after scientists: 1  Bohrium: Niels Bohr, one of the founders of quantum theory. 2  Curium: Marie and Pierre Curie, the co-discoverers of radioactivity. 3  Einsteinium: Albert Einstein. 4  Fermium: Enrico Fermi, the inventor of the first nuclear reactor. 5  Lawrencium: Ernest O. Lawrence, inventor of the cyclotron.