From:
Connor Michael <connor**At_Symbol_Here**LABSAFETY.ORG>
Subject:
[DCHAS-L] Marie Curie: Looking Forward, Looking Back
Date:
Dec 20, 2017 18:58 UTC
Reply-To:
ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
In-Reply-To:
The year 2017 marked the 150th birthday of Marie Curie, famous for her ground-breaking work on radioactivity, which is also what killed her. Curie died of aplastic anemia, believed to be caused by prolonged exposure to radiation. Usually, we write it off as "back then, nobody understood the dangers."
See full article on Lab Safety Institute website:
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