175 th anniversary of Dmitry Mendeleyev

[Marina56]

Petersburg will celebrate on Sunday, 175-anniversary of the birth of the famous scientist, creator of the periodic law of chemical elements Dmitry Mendeleyev, whose name is also related to the legend of the invention of Russian vodka.

On this day, the traditional midday shot from a cannon with a bastion of the fortress will be given to mark the anniversary of Mendeleev. Make him chairman of the Presidium of St. Petersburg Scientific Center RAS, vice president of Academy of Sciences, Nobel laureate Jaures Alferov.

Then, scientists, universities, research institutes lay flowers at the grave of Dmitri Mendeleev to Literatorskie jetty Volkovsky cemetery.

Events dedicated to the memory of the great scientist, will be held in St. Petersburg during the month of February.

Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834-1907) - an outstanding Russian scientist and culture. From fundamental research in chemistry, chemical engineering, physics, metrology, aeronautics, meteorology, agriculture, economy. In 1865 he defended his doctoral dissertation on "Discourse on the combination of alcohol and water." The vodka thesis had nothing to do. Contrary to the prevailing legend, vodka, he did not invent - it existed long before him.