Definition of motor for English Language Learners : of, relating to, used in, or involving a vehicle that is powered by a motor (such as a car or motorcycle) : having a motor
Ancient Greeks and Romans used aluminum salts for dressing wounds. However, aluminum metal was not isolated until the 19th century. Danish chemist Hans Christian Ãrsted first produced aluminum in 1825 by reacting aluminum chloride with potassium amalgam. Therefore, Ãrsted is considered to be the discoverer of Aluminum.
Sir Humphry made a bit of a mess of naming this new element, at first spelling it alumium (this was in 1807) then changing it to aluminum, and finally settling on aluminium in 1812.