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The dial painters for the United States Radium Corporation and Dial Company who sacrificed their lives to teach us that not every scientific advancement is for the best. Radium: Discovered by Marie Curie would take the world by storm by the turn of the century. By the 1920's, everyone was obsessed with this new "radical" element. What no one truly knew was how deadly Radium would be.
Dedicated to David Helmers. A very loved friend recently departed. Forever loved and forever missed. I hope you'd be proud of this episode too.
By Meghan Brooks5
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The dial painters for the United States Radium Corporation and Dial Company who sacrificed their lives to teach us that not every scientific advancement is for the best. Radium: Discovered by Marie Curie would take the world by storm by the turn of the century. By the 1920's, everyone was obsessed with this new "radical" element. What no one truly knew was how deadly Radium would be.
Dedicated to David Helmers. A very loved friend recently departed. Forever loved and forever missed. I hope you'd be proud of this episode too.