Science history: Marie Curie discovers a strange radioactive substance that would eventually kill her - Dec. 26, 1898

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Science History: Marie Curie Discovers A Strange Radioactive Substance That Would Eventually Kill Her - Dec. 26, 1898

By Live Science

On this day, chemists discovered a substance 900 times more radioactive than uranium. Their research led to unprecedented medical breakthroughs and worldwide fame — but it would also kill one of them. Marie Curie was a medical student at the Sorbonne ...Read more

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