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Mother Of Radioactive Substance Will Be Radioactive For The Next 1500 Years by ElectGINeer(m): 10:43am On Sep 02, 2015 |
Marie Curie, known as the 'mother of modern
physics', died from aplastic anaemia, a rare
condition linked to high levels of exposure to
her famed discoveries, the radioactive
elements polonium and radium.
Curie, the first and only woman to win a
Nobel Prize in two different fields (physics
and chemistry), furthered the research of
French physicist Henri Becquerel , who in
1896 discovered that the element uranium
emits rays.
Alongside her French physicist husband,
Pierre Curie, the brilliant scientific pair
discovered a new radioactive element in
1898. The duo named the element polonium,
after Poland, Marie’s native country.
Still, after more than 100 years, much of
Curie’s personal effects including her
clothes, furniture, cookbooks, and laboratory
notes are still radioactive, author Bill Bryson
writes in his book, A Short History of Nearly
Everything .
Regarded as national and scientific
treasures, Curie’s laboratory notebooks are
stored in lead-lined boxes at France’s
Bibliotheque National in Paris.
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Re: Mother Of Radioactive Substance Will Be Radioactive For The Next 1500 Years by Nobody: 10:45am On Sep 02, 2015 |
Re: Mother Of Radioactive Substance Will Be Radioactive For The Next 1500 Years by ElectGINeer(m): 10:45am On Sep 02, 2015 |
While the library grants access to visitors to
view Curie’s manuscripts, all guests are
expected to sign a liability waiver and wear
protective gear as the items are
contaminated with radium 226, which has a
half life of about 1,600 years, according to
Christian Science Monitor
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Re: Mother Of Radioactive Substance Will Be Radioactive For The Next 1500 Years by Nobody: 10:45am On Sep 02, 2015 |
I'm defo not touching that book. |
Re: Mother Of Radioactive Substance Will Be Radioactive For The Next 1500 Years by ElectGINeer(m): 10:47am On Sep 02, 2015 |
Her body is also radioactive and was
therefore placed in a coffin lined with nearly
an inch of lead.
The Curie’s are buried in France’s Panthéon,
a mausoleum in Paris which contains the
remains of distinguished French citizens -
like philosophers Rousseau and Voltaire
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Re: Mother Of Radioactive Substance Will Be Radioactive For The Next 1500 Years by RobinHez(m): 11:12am On Sep 02, 2015 |
Wow! I'm definetely not gonna play with Radioactivity |
Re: Mother Of Radioactive Substance Will Be Radioactive For The Next 1500 Years by johnydon22(m): 11:57am On Sep 02, 2015 |
RobinHez: |
Re: Mother Of Radioactive Substance Will Be Radioactive For The Next 1500 Years by RobinHez(m): 12:52pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
johnydon22:That stuff is not a joke o... Chai! A person is dead but her 'deathhood' lives on! |
Re: Mother Of Radioactive Substance Will Be Radioactive For The Next 1500 Years by Angelou(m): 10:39pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
RobinHez: |
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