Element Lawrencium synthesised

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14 February, 1961

Element Lawrencium was synthesised for the first time on 14th February 1961 at the University of California. The element with the atomic number of 103 was given the symbol Lr and was named after Ernest Lawrence, the inventor of the cyclotron.