History of Krypton

	Revision 5 . . December 15, 2001 3:48 pm by Bryan Derksen [a little more about the planet Krypton while I'm at it.]
	Revision 4 . . (edit) December 13, 2001 12:28 am by Malcolm Farmer
	Revision 3 . . December 12, 2001 11:58 pm by BenBaker [*entymology, Superman mention]
	Revision 2 . . November 9, 2001 10:38 am by The ansible [uranium fission]

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A chemical element, in the periodic table Krypton has the symbol Kr and atom number 36. It is one of the so-called noble gases, and was discovered by fractionating liquefied air. The name Krypton is from a Greek word meaning "hidden".

A chemical element, in the periodic table Krypton has the symbol Kr and atom number 36. It is one of the so-called noble gases, and was discovered by fractionating liquefied air. The name Krypton is from a Greek word meaning "hidden".

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In fiction, Krypton is the name of the exploded birth planet of Superman.

Krypton is the name of the fictional birth planet of Kal-El, better known as Superman. Krypton orbited a [red giant]? star, and was destroyed in an explosion that converted much of its mass into Kryptonite.