This element is a solid. Nickel is classified as a Transition Metal which are located in Groups 3 - 12 of the Periodic Table. Elements classified as Transition Metals are generally described as ductile, malleable, and able to conduct electricity and heat.
The man who invented the first ATM cash machine has died, aged 84, after a short illness. John Shepherd-Barron, cash machine inventor, dies Photo: BOBBY NELSON.
Don Wetzel, Tom Barnes and George Chastain developed the ATM cards, cards with a magnetic strip and a personal ID number to get cash. ATM cards had to be different from credit cards (then without magnetic strips) so account information could be included. 1  Don Wetzel-The ATM.