Name : Lawrencium Symbol : Lr Atomic # : 103 Atom weight: 260 (Estimate value) Melting P. : Boiling P. : Oxidation : +3 Pronounced : lor-ENS-i-em From : Named in honor of Ernest O. Lawrence, inventor of the cyclotron Identified : Albert Ghiorso, T. Sikkeland, A.E.Larsh, and R.M. Latimer in 1961 Appearance : Radioactive, synthetic metal