Marie Curie · Science

The Double Edge of Discovery

Radium healed and radium killed; Curie gave it freely to the world, and the world made of it both a cancer cure and a deadly fad.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that radium was both a medical breakthrough and a lethal hazard. Lay out both sides, and state your own view on a scientist’s responsibility, in your own words.

Leads to Fritz Haber.

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