- Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from Latin: cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkish-orange color. Copper is used as a conductor of heat and electricity, as a building material, and as a constituent of various metal alloys, such as sterling silver used in jewelry, cupronickel used to make marine hardware and coins, and constantan used in strain gauges and thermocouples for temperature measurement.
- James K. Polk (allthetropes.org)
Um… They Might Be Giants sang about him? And the school in Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide was named after him, wasn’t it? Or was it Married… with Children? The only US Presidential candidate to lose both his home state and state of residence but still win until 2016?