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Eddy Currents ttike their name from the swirls (eddies) observed in turbulent water flow. The Greek mythology tells us about Charybdis. A monster eddy current between Italy and Sicily whose attractive field pulled unwary sailors to their destruction. Our kind of eddy currents are usually not so dangerous, they flow in electrical conductors and are a branch of Electromagnetics. Where does that spring from Could it make eddy currents the very oldest NDT technique ... 

Niobium, discovered by Hatchett ia 1801, was first named columbium. In 1844, Rosed thought he had found a new element associated with tantalum (see Tantalum AND tantalum compounds). He called the new element niobium, for Niobe, daughter of Tantalus of Greek mythology. In 1949, the Union of Pure and Apphed Chemistry setded on the name niobium, but in the United States this metal is stiU known also as columbium. Sometimes called a rare metal, niobium is actually more abundant in the earth s cmst than lead. 

Mentoring as a concept and practice is by no means new. Its origins date back to Greek mythology, with the story of Mentor in Homer s Odyssey. The story is as follows ... 

Ancient Greek mythology (legs of travellers that were too short or too long were forcibly stretched or cut until they fitted) - thus one may have some doubts that this approach has any reasonable chance at all. 

Strong, R.A.The real birth of Aphrodite Amama in Greek mythology. B.M. Minton Publishing, 1997. 

Name from the titans (giants in Greek mythology)... 

Name derived from Niobe, daughter of Tanatalus (Greek mythology) niobium and tantalum always occur together... 

Name derived from Prometheus (Titan from Greek mythology) he brought fire to mankind, for which he was heavily punished... 

Name derived from Tantalos (from Greek mythology father of Niobe although he stood in water, he could not guench his persistent thirst, a punishment from the gods)... 

The name hydrangea derives from classical Greek mythology, in which the hydra was a beast with many heads. 

Promethium (Pm, [Xe]4/56s2), name and symbol after Prometheus who, in Greek mythology, stole fire from the gods. Discovered (1945) by J.A. Marinsky, L. Glendenin and C.D. Coryell by use of ion-exchange chromatography on residues in a nuclear reactor. 

Titanium (Ti, [Ar]3 d24s2), name and symbol from the Titans of the Greek mythology. Discovered (1791) by the British Rev. William Gregor. 

Niobium (Nb, [Kr]4d45s1), name and symbol after the Greek mythological heroine Niobe (Tantalus daughter). Discovered (1801) by Charles Hatchett. The name niobium is now used in place of the original name columbium . 

Chimeric Antibodies The first generation is the chimeric antibodies (chimeric comes from the word Chimera, a Greek mythology beast made of three animals a lion, a snake, and a goat). This type of antibody consists of both murine and human parts. The murine Fv fragments are retained and linked to the Fc fragment of human IgG. An example of the chimeric antibody is ReoPro, which prevents blood clots by binding to a receptor on platelets. 

In Greek mythology, Asclepius, the god of medicine, studied medicine under Chiron. He excelled over Chiron, and his medical skills were reputed to be able to bring back the dead. This incurred the wrath of Pluto, the god of the underworld, and the envy of other gods. They complained to Zeus, who also thought that he alone should have the power of life and death. Zeus slew Asclepius with a thunderbolt. However, Asclepius s daughters. Panacea and Hygeia, survived and carried on to tend to the sick. 

ORIGIN OF NAME It was named after Titans," meaning the first sons of the Earth as stated in Greek mythology. 

ORIGIN OF NAME Niobium is named after the Greek mythological figure Niobe who was the daughter of Tantalus. Tantalus was a Greek god whose name is the source of the word "tantalize," which implies torture he cut up his son to make soup for other gods. 

ORIGIN OF NAME Tantalum was named after Tantalus, who was the father of Niobe, the queen of Thebes, a city in Greek mythology. (Note The element tantalum was originally confused with the element nobelium.)... 

ORIGIN OF NAME Named for the Greek mythological god Prometheus, who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to human beings. 

Utihzation of strong attractive forces to lure a substrate into an active site and to force the substrate to undergo extraordinary transformation of form and structure. Distortion of the substrate occurs as a consequence of favorable electrostatic interactions within and immediately surrounding the enzyme s active site. The Latin name Circe harkens back to the Greek mythological sorceress Kirlce who transformed Odysseus s fellow sailors into swine, but Odysseus later succeeded in forcing her to return them to their previously human forms. 

The discovery of this element is credited to J.A. Marinsky and L.E. Glendenin who, in 1945, identified its long-lived isotope Pm-147 (ti/2 2.64 years) in the fission products of uranium. They named the element after Prometheus, who according to Greek mythology stole fire from heaven. The element was first isolated from fission product wastes by G.W. Parker and P.M. Lantz in 1948. It first was recovered from natural sources by O. Erametsa in 1965. An amount less than 0.5 g was recovered from 20 tons of rare earths. 

Tantalum was discovered by the Swedish chemist Anders Ekeberg in 1802, although for a long time after his discovery many chemists believed tantalum and niobium were the same element. In 1866, Marignac developed a fractional crystallization method for separation of tantalum from niobium. Ekeberg named the element in honor of Tantalus, who was Niobe s father in Greek mythology. 

Jochle, W. Biology and pathology of reproduction in Greek mythology. Contraception 1971 4 1-13. 

Aft er many false reports of its occurrence in nature, promethium was finally identified in 1947 in fission productsby Jacob A. Marinsky, Lawrence E. Glendenin, and Charles D. Coryell. It was named after the Greek mythological character Prometheus who stole fire from the heavens. No stable isotopes of Pm exist, its longest lived isotope being Pm-145 (half life 17.7 years), but... 

The epilogue of Theseus demonstrates the qualities of a classic Greek mythological hero physical strength, courage, and morality. 

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