The Mystery of Radiation
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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The Curies join the story
Jimmy introduces Pierre and Marie Curie and Marie's decision to study Becquerel rays for her thesis.
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Jimmy introduces Pierre and Marie Curie and Marie's decision to study Becquerel rays for her thesis.
From 1895 to 1900, a burst of discoveries transformed science's understanding of matter itself. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli trace the full arc of radiation's discovery — from Röntgen's X-rays to Becquerel's uranium rays to Marie Curie naming radioactivity — and examine its dangers, benefits, and significance.
