HHomeBackground Color:He
LiBeBlack White GrayBCNOFNe
NaMgAlSiPSClAr
KCaScTiVCrMnFeCoNiCuZnGaGeAsSeBrKr
RbSrYZrNbMoTcRuRhPdAgCdInSnSbTeIXe
CsBaLaCePrNdPmSmEuGdTbDyHoErTmYbLuHfTaWReOsIrPtAuHgTlPbBiPoAtRn
FrRaAcThPaUNpPuAmCmBkCfEsFmMdNoLrRfDbSgBhHsMtDsRgCnNhFlMcLvTsOg

Discovery Year of the elements

Text lists sorted by: Value | Atomic Number | Alphabetical
Plots: Shaded | Ball | Crossed Line | Scatter | Sorted Scatter
Log scale plots: Shaded | Ball | Crossed Line | Scatter | Sorted Scatter
Good for this property: Scatter with Log Scale

Actinium
1899 in France
Aluminum
1825 in Denmark
Americium
1944 in The United States
Antimony
3000 BC
Argon
1894 in The United Kingdom
Arsenic
1250
Astatine
1940 in The United States
Barium
1808 in The United Kingdom
Berkelium
1949 in The United States
Beryllium
1797 in France
Bismuth
1400
Bohrium
1981 in Germany
Boron
1808 in France and The United Kingdom
Bromine
1826 in France
Cadmium
1817 in Germany
Calcium
1808 in The United Kingdom
Californium
1950 in The United States
Carbon
3750 BC
[note]
Cerium
1803 in Germany and Sweden
Cesium
1860 in Germany
Chlorine
1774 in Sweden
Chromium
1797 in France
Cobalt
1735 in Sweden
Copernicium
1996 in Germany
Copper
8000 BC
Curium
1944 in The United States
Darmstadtium
1994 in Germany
Dubnium
1967 in Russia and The United States
Dysprosium
1886 in France
Einsteinium
1952 in The United States
Erbium
1842 in Sweden
Europium
1901 in France
Fermium
1952 in The United States
Flerovium
1998 in Russia
Fluorine
1886 in France
Francium
1939 in France
Gadolinium
1880 in Switzerland
Gallium
1875 in France
Germanium
1886 in Germany
Gold
2500 BC
Hafnium
1923 in Denmark
Hassium
1984 in Germany
Helium
1895 in Sweden and The United Kingdom
Holmium
1878 in Switzerland
Hydrogen
1766 in The United Kingdom
Indium
1863 in Germany
Iodine
1811 in France
Iridium
1803 in France and The United Kingdom
Iron
2000 BC
Krypton
1898 in The United Kingdom
Lanthanum
1839 in Sweden
Lawrencium
1961 in The United States
Lead
4000 BC
Lithium
1817 in Sweden
Livermorium
2000 in Russia
Lutetium
1907 in France and Germany
Magnesium
1755 in The United Kingdom
Manganese
1774 in Sweden
Meitnerium
1982 in Germany
Mendelevium
1955 in The United States
Mercury
1500 BC
Molybdenum
1781 in Sweden
Moscovium
2004 in Russia and The United States
Neodymium
1885 in Austria
Neon
1898 in The United Kingdom
Neptunium
1940 in The United States
Nickel
1751 in Sweden
Nihonium
2004 in Russia and The United States
Niobium
1801 in The United Kingdom
Nitrogen
1772 in The United Kingdom
Nobelium
1958 in Sweden and The United States
Oganesson
2006 in Russia and The United States
Osmium
1803 in The United Kingdom
Oxygen
1774 in Sweden and The United Kingdom
Palladium
1803 in The United Kingdom
Phosphorus
1669 in Germany
Platinum
1735 in Peru
Plutonium
1940 in The United States
Polonium
1898 in France
Potassium
1807 in The United Kingdom
Praseodymium
1885 in Austria
Promethium
1945 in The United States
Protactinium
1913 in Germany and The United Kingdom
Radium
1898 in France
Radon
1900 in Germany
Rhenium
1925 in Germany
Rhodium
1803 in The United Kingdom
Roentgenium
1994 in Germany
Rubidium
1861 in Germany
Ruthenium
1844 in Russia
Rutherfordium
1964 in Russia and The United States
Samarium
1879 in France
Scandium
1879 in Sweden
Seaborgium
1974 in The United States
Selenium
1817 in Sweden
Silicon
1824 in Sweden
Silver
3000 BC
Sodium
1807 in The United Kingdom
Strontium
1790 in The United Kingdom
Sulfur
500 BC
Tantalum
1802 in Sweden
Technetium
1937 in Italy
Tellurium
1783 in Romania
Tennessine
2010
Terbium
1843 in Sweden
Thallium
1861 in The United Kingdom
Thorium
1829 in Sweden
Thulium
1879 in Sweden
Tin
3000 BC
Titanium
1791 in The United Kingdom
Tungsten
1783 in Spain
Uranium
1789 in Germany
Vanadium
1801 in Mexico and Sweden
Xenon
1898 in The United Kingdom
Ytterbium
1878 in Switzerland
Yttrium
1794 in Finland
Zinc
1500 in Germany
Zirconium
1789 in Germany


Notes on the Discovery Year of particular elements:

Carbon: Known since ancient times.

Up to date, curated data provided by
Mathematica's ElementData function from Wolfram Research, Inc.

The Elements book Mad Science book Periodic Table Poster  Click here to buy a book, photographic periodic table poster, card deck, or 3D print based on the images you see here!
 
Common Properties
Abundance in Earth's Crust Discovery Year
Abundance in Humans Electrical Conductivity
Abundance in Meteorites Electron Affinity
Abundance in the Ocean Electron Configuration
Abundance in the Sun Electronegativity
Abundance in the Universe Half Life
Atomic Mass Heat of Fusion
Atomic Number Heat of Vaporization
Atomic Radius Ionization Energies
Boiling Point Melting Point
Covalent Radius Specific Heat
Density
 
Other Properties
Adiabatic Index Mohs Hardness
Allotrope Names Molar Magnetic Susceptibility
Alternate Names Molar Volume
Block Neutron Cross Section
Brinell Hardness Neutron Mass Absorption
Bulk Modulus NFPA Label
CAS Number Period
CID Number Phase
Color Poisson Ratio
Critical Pressure Quantum Numbers
Critical Temperature Radioactive
Crystal Structure Refractive Index
Curie Point Resistivity
Decay Mode RTECS Number
DOT Hazard Class Series
DOT Numbers Shear Modulus
Electrical Type Space Group Name
Gas Atomic Multiplicities Space Group Number
Group Speed of Sound
Isotope Abundances Superconducting Point
Isotopes (All Known) Symbol
Isotopes (Stable) Thermal Conductivity
Lattice Angles Thermal Expansion
Lattice Constants Valence
Lifetime Van Der Waals Radius
Liquid Density Vickers Hardness
Magnetic Type Volume Magnetic Susceptibility
Mass Magnetic Susceptibility Young Modulus
Memberships