History of Science and Engineering Annotation << Back HISTORY SYNTHESIS OF TRANSURANIC ELEMENTS. PART I V.A. Il’yin, V.V. Kudryavtsev, P.I. Samoilenko The quantum-mechanical explanation of Periodic table is given. The properties of stable and radioactive isotopes are described. Nuclear fi ssions and different nuclear models are considered. The «island of stability» as an area on the map of isotopes where stable extra heavy elements can exist is discussed. The G. Siborg’s results of scientifi c activity on obtaining new transuranic elements are presented. Keywords: Periodic law; periodic table; Pauli exclusion principle; radioactive isotopes; «island of stability»; drip and shell nuclear models; isomers; transuranic elements. Contacts: E-mail: minjar@mail.ru, E-mail: kudV-V@yandex.ru, E-mail: gerichvlada@mail.ru Pp. 015-024.