Newly discovered (created) elements need names. Sometimes they are named after the places in which they were discovered; sometimes, because of the names of the people who discovered them; sometimes, because of the names of famous scientists…. for the names of planets, etc. read more
The element was named after him. “Einstein” is a German name meaning “to surround with stone”; it’s an old name, going back hundreds of years and derives from the German words for “one” and “stone”. Einsteinium is a synthetic element and was discovered after the explosion of the hydrogen bomb in 1952. read more
Einsteinium was discovered as a component of the debris of the first hydrogen bomb explosion in 1952, and named after Albert Einstein. read more
Einsteinium was named after albert einstein. Einsteinium is the 99th element on the Periodic Table of Elements, is a synthetic element that is produced in extremely small amounts and with a very short lifetime. read more