They thought this ‘miracle’ metal would change the world – until people started to die
The wonder of Radium, a glowing treasure discovered by Marie Curie, blinded the world to its perils... and it quickly became ...
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The shards of heaven beneath our feet
In the early 20th century, the world went ‘raving mad on the subject of radium’, according to George Bernard Shaw. The newly ...
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They thought this ‘miracle’ metal would change the world – until people started to die
Radium was seen as a miracle product, and even used in lipsticks: only later was it realised that it was highly dangerous - Illustration by Ricardo Rey ...