HISTORY+OF+CARBON

=THE HISTORY OF CARBON=

=BY AARON GULLOTTI=

=The history of carbon is the same as any other elements history:= =some scientist discovers the element, becomes famous,= =people do tests on the element and then use the element in the future.=

=But you are about to read what you want about this element, carbon.=

=The element carbon was discovered in in ancient times (3750 B.C) by the Ancient Egyptians= =when they used charcoal to draw on walls or use for face painting, but no one= =knew who discovered it because it wasn't really important to record elements= =at the time. Most of us know carbon as charcoal, soot or coal. John Dalton actually called= =carbon an atom in 1803. So carbon has had a pretty interesting history over the centuries.= = = =BACK TO THE HOME PAGE= = =