<P> Chemical elements are sometimes named after people , especially the synthetic elements discovered ( created ) after ca . 1940 . However , very few are named after their discoverers , and even fewer are named after living people . The element seaborgium is named after Glenn Seaborg , who was alive at the time ; and oganesson is named after Yuri Oganessian ( still living as of May 2017 ) . </P>
<P> Chemical elements are sometimes named after people , especially the synthetic elements discovered ( created ) after ca . 1940 . However , very few are named after their discoverers , and even fewer are named after living people . The element seaborgium is named after Glenn Seaborg , who was alive at the time ; and oganesson is named after Yuri Oganessian ( still living as of May 2017 ) . </P>
where do the names of the elements come from
where do the names of the elements come from
are sometimes named after people , especially the synthetic elements discovered ( created ) after ca . 1940
are sometimes named after people , especially the synthetic elements discovered ( created ) after ca . 1940