Mendelevium

Mendelevium (pronounced /ˌmɛndəˈlɛviəm/)) is a synthetic element with the symbol Md (used to be Mv) and the atomic number 101. It is a metallic radioactive transuranic element of the actinides.

Mendelevium is created by einsteinium and alpha particles forcefully combining and was named after Dmitri Mendeleev, the creator of the Periodic Table.

Mendelevium Media

The 60-inch cyclotron at the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, in August 1939
The element was named after Dmitri Mendeleev.

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