Thursday, December 4, 2014

My Great-Aunt Discovered Francium and It Killed Her


Here is an interesting article from the New York Times by Veronique Greenwood about her Great-Aunt, Marguerite Perey, and her pioneering work with Marie Curie in the radiochemistry laboratories of the Radium Institute of Paris, France.  This was difficult and dangerous work, but the hazards and risks were not well understood back in the day.

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