This Day in History: 1834-02-08

Dmitri Mendeleev A chemist who discovered relationships between elements and created the Periodic Table, Mendeleev was born this day in 1834.
He also helped design the first oil refinery in Russia and recognized the importance of petroleum as a feedstock for chemicals rather than fuel. He once said that burning petroleum simply as a fuel “would be akin to firing up a kitchen stove with bank notes.”