Radium

HISTORY

Young women, barely in their twenties, painted watch dials by day and glowed eerily after dark. Nobody warned them about the danger, but their bosses knew better.

INSTANT

Marie Curie wasn't just the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, she was the first person to win it twice. But behind Curie's success was a tragic struggle.

PEOPLE

Marie Curie wasn't just the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, she was the first person to win it twice. But behind Curie's success was a tragic struggle.



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