Original: Neon (Greek (neon) meaning "new one") was discovered in 1898 by the British chemists Sir William Ramsay (1852 â "1916) and Morris W. Travers (1872 â" 1961) in London.
Simplified: The word "neon" comes from the Greek word meaning "new". It was discovered by William Ramsay and Morris W. Travers in 1898.