Nobelium was discovered by Nobel Institute for Physics and later by Seaborg and others at Berkeley, California, USA at 1958 in Sweden, USA.
Origin of name: named after Alfred "Nobel", Swedish chemist who discovered dynamite, and founder of the Nobel Prizes.
Atomic Number: 102
Atomic Weight: 259
Melting Point: 1100 K (827°C or 1520°F)
Boiling Point: Unknown
Density: Unknown
Phase at Room Temperature: Solid
Element Classification: Metal
Period Number: 7 Group Number: none Group Name: Actinide