NEW YORK, US: The United Nations (UN) general assembly has proclaimed 2019 as the International Year of the periodic table of chemical elements (IYPT 2019).
In proclaiming an International Year focusing on the periodic table of chemical elements and its applications, the UN has recognized the importance of raising global awareness of how chemistry promotes sustainable development and provides solutions to global challenges in energy, education, agriculture and health.
This International Year will bring together many different stakeholders including UNESCO, scientific societies and unions, educational and research institutions, technology platforms, non-profit organizations and private sector partners to promote and celebrate the significance of the periodic table of elements and its applications to society during 2019.
The development of the periodic table of the elements is one of the most significant achievements in science and a uniting scientific concept, with broad implications in astronomy, chemistry, physics, biology and other natural sciences.
The International Year of the periodic table of chemical elements in 2019 will coincide with the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the periodic system by Dmitry Mendeleev in 1869.
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