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Californium

A chemical element, in the periodic table californium has the symbol Cf and atom number 98.

The discovery/"creation" of californium was announced on March 17, 1950 by University of California, Berkeley researchers.

External Link:
Los Alamos National Laboratory's Chemistry Division: Periodic Table - Californium

http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/elements/98

See: Periodic Table

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