Deadly Sunshine: The History and Fatal Legacy of Radium.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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0752433954

Deadly sunshine; the history and fatal legacy of radium.

Harvie, David I.

Tempus Publishing

2005

288 pages

$22.95

Paperback

QD22

Before science acknowledged that radium could kill, it was fashionably present in laboratories and in such consumer products as toys, hearing devices and even contraceptives. Writing for general readers, Harvie traces the history of radium--how its dangers were hidden primarily by ignorance and greed--following ...

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