Polonium: Marie Curie’s Stepchild Discovery, Now In Spotlight As Lethal Weapon
Curie much preferred her “beautiful radium.” Polonium was much too unstable and uninteresting, finding its place helping in the dull task of removing static. But with the exhumation of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, the element has found the spotlight as a lethal, almost perfect weapon.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Polonium: Marie Curie’s Stepchild Discovery, Now In Spotlight As Lethal Weapon
