Poem: The Good Samarium, or an Element of Science

The Good Samarium, or an Element of Science

V.E. Samarsky-Bykjovets granted access to the minerals so

Paul Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran could discover samarium

which shouldn’t he have named Samarskyum but he didn’t

but who cares because a mix and match, whatever, with

samarium cobalt magnets led to the first Sony Walkman.                             

So, pal, try and tell me science hasn’t made your life better.

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Sarah Sarai, all mining rights reserved.

Photo: An abandoned mine in the Ural Mountains, perhaps similar to one Samarsky-Bykjovets owned.