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.
Blaise Pascal invented the first digital calculator in 1642 at the age of 16 in France to help his father with tax collection. His device was also called the Pascal's calculator or the Pascaline or the Arithmetique.