Category Archives: Chemistry

Who discovered Americium?

Americium is a synthetic element. It is symbolized by Am and its atomic number is 95. It is silvery-white comparatively soft radioactive metal. It was discovered and isolated by the… Read more »

Who discovered Einsteinium?

Einsteinium is a synthetic element. It is represented by the chemical symbol Es and its atomic number is 99. It is silvery-white soft, radioactive and paramagnetic metal. It was discovered… Read more »

Who discovered Methoxyflurane?

Methoxyflurane is non-flammable halogenated ether. It was used as a volatile inhalational anesthetic in clinical. It was first synthesized by William T. Miller and his chemist’s team in the late… Read more »

Who discovered Halothane?

Halothane is a colorless, mellow- smelling general inhalational anesthetic. It contains a bromine atom. It was first synthesized in 1951 by prominent British chemist, Charles Walter Suckling. He first examines… Read more »

Who discovered Lidocaine?

Lidocaine is a general local antiarrhythmic and local anesthetic drug. It is the first amino amide-type local anesthetic used to abate burning, itching and pain from skin infections. It is… Read more »

Who discovered Amylocaine?

Amylocaine is considered the first synthetic local anesthetic. It was mostly used in spinal anesthesia. It was patented and synthesized in 1903 by French medicinal chemist, Ernest Fourneau. He synthesizes… Read more »