Actinide · element 99
Einsteinium
Found in the fallout of the first hydrogen bomb.
Only 0.2% of people are Einsteinium. (estimated)
If you're Einsteinium
You were born in a catastrophe and turned out to be worth studying. Rare, intense, and carrying a heavier history than most.
Einsteinium was discovered in the debris of the first hydrogen bomb test in 1952 and named after Albert Einstein.
How to get along with Einsteinium
Do
- Respect the history they carry.
- Study, don't judge.
- Give them a lab and time.
Don't
- Don't mention the bomb at parties.
- Don't expect them to be light about anything.
When it goes wrong: Born in fallout, they don't do small crises. Bring the real one.
Atomic profile
Every element is placed on six personality dimensions derived from its chemistry. Your answers are placed on the same six, and the closest element wins. How the scoring works
- Reactivity
- 5
- Sociability
- 3
- Stability
- 0
- Energy
- 1
- Rarity
- 10
- Warmth
- 5
Einsteinium in literature
- Henry Fleming — The Red Badge of Courage, Stephen Crane (1895)
- Ellen Olenska — The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton (1920)
- Wolf Larsen — The Sea-Wolf, Jack London (1904)
Characters from public-domain works, chosen for the same traits. Company, not a verdict.
Closest personalities
The elements whose profiles sit nearest to Einsteinium's. If you got Einsteinium, one of these was probably your runner-up.
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