Every year, National Periodic Table Day has been celebrated on February 7 since 2016, aimed at paying tribute to the chart pasted in science classrooms that saved us from flunking high school chemistry. The day is dedicated to toasting the periodic table and its scientific inventions by a chemistry teacher, Mr. David T. Steineker. People celebrate and glorify the periodic table and its scientists as being the critical building elements (literally) for the continuing discoveries in science.
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History and Significance
An author, inventor, and chemistry teacher at Jefferson County Public School in Kentucky, Mr. David T. Steineker, established the National Periodic Table Day on February 7, 2016. The day marks the publishing of scientist John Newlands’ periodic table of elements on February 7, 1863. Russian chemist and scientist is called for formulating the present-day periodic table in 1869, Dmitri Mendeleev, was also born a day before February 7.
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Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | February 7 | Wednesday |
| 2025 | February 7 | Friday |
| 2026 | February 7 | Saturday |
| 2027 | February 7 | Sunday |
| 2028 | February 7 | Monday |
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Russian scientist Dmitri Mendeleev.
Dmitri Mendeleev.