Episode 533: The Manhattan Project Part I - The Living Dead
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The Role of Radium in the Creation of the Atomic Bomb
You can't just be in the same room as a chunk of radium and get radiation poisoning. Marie Curie's death by radiation probably came from her extensive use of unshielded x-rays during World War I. Her daughter Irene played a central role in developing the theories and practices that led to the creation of the atomic bomb.
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