EPISODE · May 27, 2025 · 31 MIN
Radiant Tragedy
from Toxic History!
Join us as we discuss the history of the radium craze in the early 1900s and how its early popularity led to the tragic demise of many young women who worked as radium dial painters. Their story helped establish the field of medical physics and led to important legislation aimed at the protection of the health and safety of workers.
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