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Francium, Fairy Tales, and the Periodic Table of Death and Mystery

Francium, Fairy Tales, and the Periodic Table of Death and Mystery

Update: 2025-04-25
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In Paris, at the Institut du Radium, Madame Marie Curie, looked over graduates of the class of 1929 and selected the top student, Marguerite Perey (who was only 19 years old), to come and work as her technician. Perey discovered and named Francium, and, like her mentor before her, became a beacon for women in science everywhere. 

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Francium, Fairy Tales, and the Periodic Table of Death and Mystery

Francium, Fairy Tales, and the Periodic Table of Death and Mystery

Carol Potenza's monthly podcast, hosted by Laura Haas