Deadly Sunshine: The History and Fatal Legacy of Radium
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From its discovery by Marie Curie, radium was treated as some sort of wonder element. Capable of preventing disease, being used by quacks and doctors alike, it had thousands of uses. All that was to change by the 1920s. As radiation poisoning was being studied seriously, the deadly effects of radium were known and the wonder element was beginning to be feared. What of the legacy today? There are over 500 sites in the UK alone where radium was used...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0752433954
ISBN13:9780752433950
Release Date:May 2005
Publisher:Tempus
Length:304 Pages
Weight:0.72 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.0" x 7.8"
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