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Theodore W. Gray is one of the founders of Wolfram Research and is currently Wolfram's Director of User Interface Technology.

He created a wooden periodic table with compartments for each of the elements. This table won him an Ig Nobel Prize
Ig Nobel Prize

The Ig Nobel Prizes are a parody of the Nobel Prizes and are given each year in early October for ten achievements that "first make people laugh, and then make them think." Organized by the scientific humor magazine Annals of Improbable Research , they are presented by a group that includes genuine Nobel Laureates at a ceremony at Harva...
 in Chemistry
Chemistry

Chemistry is the science concerned with the composition, structure, and properties of matter, as well as the changes it undergoes during chemical reactions....
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He writes a regular column for Popular Science
Popular science

Popular science, sometimes called literature of science, is interpretation of science intended for a general audience. While science journalism focuses on recent scientific developments, popular science is broad-ranging, often written by scientists as well as journalists, and is presented in many formats, which can include books, televi...
 entitled "Gray Matter." Additionally, he wrote the introduction to Michael Swanwick
Michael Swanwick

Michael Swanwick is an United States science fiction author. Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he began publishing in the early 1980s....
's The Periodic Table of Science Fiction
The Periodic Table of Science Fiction

The Periodic Table of Science Fiction is a collection of 118 very short stories by science fiction author Michael Swanwick. Each story is named after an Chemical element in the periodic table, including the as-yet undiscovered Ununseptium....
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Theodore W. Gray is one of the founders of Wolfram Research and is currently Wolfram's Director of User Interface Technology.

He created a wooden periodic table with compartments for each of the elements. This table won him an Ig Nobel Prize
Ig Nobel Prize

The Ig Nobel Prizes are a parody of the Nobel Prizes and are given each year in early October for ten achievements that "first make people laugh, and then make them think." Organized by the scientific humor magazine Annals of Improbable Research , they are presented by a group that includes genuine Nobel Laureates at a ceremony at Harva...
 in Chemistry
Chemistry

Chemistry is the science concerned with the composition, structure, and properties of matter, as well as the changes it undergoes during chemical reactions....
.

He writes a regular column for Popular Science
Popular science

Popular science, sometimes called literature of science, is interpretation of science intended for a general audience. While science journalism focuses on recent scientific developments, popular science is broad-ranging, often written by scientists as well as journalists, and is presented in many formats, which can include books, televi...
 entitled "Gray Matter." Additionally, he wrote the introduction to Michael Swanwick
Michael Swanwick

Michael Swanwick is an United States science fiction author. Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he began publishing in the early 1980s....
's The Periodic Table of Science Fiction
The Periodic Table of Science Fiction

The Periodic Table of Science Fiction is a collection of 118 very short stories by science fiction author Michael Swanwick. Each story is named after an Chemical element in the periodic table, including the as-yet undiscovered Ununseptium....
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See also


  • Amateur chemistry
    Amateur chemistry

    Amateur chemistry or home chemistry is the pursuit of chemistry as a private hobby. It should not be confused with clandestine chemistry, which involves the illicit production of illegal drug trade....
  • Ig Nobel Prize Winners
  • Stephen Wolfram
    Stephen Wolfram

    Stephen Wolfram is a British physicist, mathematician and businessman known for his work in theoretical particle physics, cosmology, cellular automaton, complexity theory, and computer algebra....


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  • "Theodore Gray: Element enthusiast talks about making a periodic table for the 21st century" by Bethany Halford. C&EN, 26 November 2007, page 50.
  • by Greg Kline, The News-Gazette, November 27, 2003.
  • , July 2002.
  • , Theodore Gray appearance, 2005.