 Discovery Information
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| Who: Argonne, Los Alamos, U of California |
| When: 1952 |
| Where: United States |
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| Name Origin
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| After the scientist Albert Einstein. |
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| Sources
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| Made by bombarding uranium with neutrons.
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| Uses
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| None. |
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| Notes
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| In 1961, enough einsteinium was synthesized to prepare a macroscopic amount of 253Es. This sample weighed about 0.01 mg and was measured using a special balance. This material was then used to produce mendelevium.
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| Einsteinium is a radioactive rare earth metal named after Albert Einstein. It is of no commercial importance and only a few of its compounds are known.
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