The United Nations has designated 2019 as the international year of the periodic table of chemical elements which coincides with the 150th anniversary of the table’s creation.
Also marking a number of other milestones in the history of chemistry, Michael speaks to Professor Mark Ogden from Curtin University’s School of Molecular & Life Sciences to find out how important was the creation of the periodic table 150 years ago and how might it compare to other milestones of human discovery?