Purdue succeeds on two Guinness World Record attempts
Chemical engineering professor Vilas Pol assembled the periodic table in 8 minutes 36 seconds, setting the new record.
“It’s super challenging to place the 118 elements in their correct places when the clock is ticking,” Pol said. “As a professor, I wish that all my students know this modern periodic table by heart."
The periodic table was initially organized by Dmitri Mendeleev in 1869, which coincides with Purdue’s 150th anniversary.
Source: Purdue News Room