By Tom Lehrer (108)

Tom Lehrer's song "The Elements" is without a doubt the all-time best chemistry song. And of all the many ways to sort the elements, it's clearly the most poetic. You can buy CDs of the collected works of Tom Lehrer, including this song, at amazon.com. Or you can watch a stupendous video animation of it.

Click any element tile below to get the full entry for that element, or click on the sample picture to go directly to the description of that sample.

Text and images Copyright (c) 2003 by Theodore W.Gray.

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051 Antimony

051 Antimony

There's Antimony

033 Arsenic

033 Arsenic

Arsenic

013 Aluminum

013 Aluminum

Aluminium

034 Selenium

034 Selenium

Selenium

001 Hydrogen

001 Hydrogen

And Hydrogen

008 Oxygen

008 Oxygen

and Oxygen

007 Nitrogen

007 Nitrogen

and Nitrogen

075 Rhenium

075 Rhenium

and Rhenium

028 Nickel

028 Nickel

and Nickel

060 Neodymium

060 Neodymium

Neodymium

093 Neptunium

093 Neptunium

Neptunium

032 Germanium

032 Germanium

Germanium

026 Iron

026 Iron

And Iron

095 Americium

095 Americium

Americium

044 Ruthenium

044 Ruthenium

Ruthenium

092 Uranium

092 Uranium

Uranium

063 Europium

063 Europium

Europium

040 Zirconium

040 Zirconium

Zirconium

071 Lutetium

071 Lutetium

Lutetium

023 Vanadium

023 Vanadium

Vanadium

057 Lanthanum

057 Lanthanum

And Lanthanum

076 Osmium

076 Osmium

and Osmium

085 Astatine

085 Astatine

and Astatine

088 Radium

088 Radium

and Radium

079 Gold

079 Gold

And Gold

091 Protactinium

091 Protactinium

and Protactinium

049 Indium

049 Indium

and Indium

031 Gallium

031 Gallium

and Gallium

053 Iodine

053 Iodine

And Iodine

090 Thorium

090 Thorium

and Thorium

069 Thulium

069 Thulium

and Thulium

081 Thallium

081 Thallium

and Thallium

039 Yttrium

039 Yttrium

There's Yttrium

070 Ytterbium

070 Ytterbium

Ytterbium

089 Actinium

089 Actinium

Actinium

037 Rubidium

037 Rubidium

Rubidium

005 Boron

005 Boron

And Boron

064 Gadolinium

064 Gadolinium

Gadolinium

041 Niobium

041 Niobium

Niobium

077 Iridium

077 Iridium

Iridium

038 Strontium

038 Strontium

And Strontium

014 Silicon

014 Silicon

and Silicon

047 Silver

047 Silver

and Silver

062 Samarium

062 Samarium

and Samarium

083 Bismuth

083 Bismuth

and Bismuth

035 Bromine

035 Bromine

Bromine

003 Lithium

003 Lithium

Lithium

004 Beryllium

004 Beryllium

Beryllium

056 Barium

056 Barium

and Barium

067 Holmium

067 Holmium

There's Holmium

002 Helium

002 Helium

and Helium

072 Hafnium

072 Hafnium

and Hafnium

068 Erbium

068 Erbium

and Erbium

015 Phosphorus

015 Phosphorus

And Phosphorus

087 Francium

087 Francium

and Francium

009 Fluorine

009 Fluorine

and Fluorine

065 Terbium

065 Terbium

and Terbium

025 Manganese

025 Manganese

And Manganese

080 Mercury

080 Mercury

and Mercury

042 Molybdenum

042 Molybdenum

Molybdenum

012 Magnesium

012 Magnesium

Magnesium

066 Dysprosium

066 Dysprosium

Dysprosium

021 Scandium

021 Scandium

and Scandium

058 Cerium

058 Cerium

and Cerium

055 Cesium

055 Cesium

and Caesium

082 Lead

082 Lead

And Lead

059 Praseodymium

059 Praseodymium

Praseodymium

078 Platinum

078 Platinum

and Platinum

094 Plutonium

094 Plutonium

Plutonium

046 Palladium

046 Palladium

Palladium

061 Promethium

061 Promethium

Promethium

019 Potassium

019 Potassium

Potassium

084 Polonium

084 Polonium

Polonium

073 Tantalum

073 Tantalum

And Tantalum

043 Technetium

043 Technetium

Technetium

022 Titanium

022 Titanium

Titanium

052 Tellurium

052 Tellurium

Tellurium

048 Cadmium

048 Cadmium

And Cadmium

020 Calcium

020 Calcium

and Calcium

024 Chromium

024 Chromium

and Chromium

096 Curium

096 Curium

and Curium

016 Sulfur

016 Sulfur

There's Sulfur

098 Californium

098 Californium

Californium

100 Fermium

100 Fermium

and Fermium

097 Berkelium

097 Berkelium

Berkelium

101 Mendelevium

101 Mendelevium

And also Mendelevium

099 Einsteinium

099 Einsteinium

Einsteinium

102 Nobelium

102 Nobelium

Nobelium

018 Argon

018 Argon

And Argon

036 Krypton

036 Krypton

Krypton

010 Neon

010 Neon

Neon

086 Radon

086 Radon

Radon

054 Xenon

054 Xenon

Xenon

030 Zinc

030 Zinc

Zinc

045 Rhodium

045 Rhodium

and Rhodium

017 Chlorine

017 Chlorine

And Chlorine

027 Cobalt

027 Cobalt

Cobalt

006 Carbon

006 Carbon

Carbon

029 Copper

029 Copper

Copper

074 Tungsten

074 Tungsten

Tungsten

050 Tin

050 Tin

Tin

011 Sodium

011 Sodium

and Sodium.

These are the only ones of which the news has come to Harvard

And there may be many others but they haven't been discarvard.