Question: HOW TITANIAM IS FOUND

Tat Ming Mako Ng answered on 24 Jun 2015:

It was first found by William Gregor from Cornwall in 1791 as a reddish, brown ash. William did some experiments with the ash and concluded that he had discovered a new metal, and named it manaccanite in honour of the parish of Mannacan in Cornwall.

A few years later, in 1795, a German scientist Martin Klaproth discovered a red crystal in Hungary and named it titanium, after the Greek God of strength ‘Titan’. Martin later read William’s record and found that they both found the same stuff.

Although William is the true discoverer, scientists prefer to call Martin’s titanium to William’s manaccanite.