Personal & Science 19 Jan 2006 09:50 pm
Radioactive notes
I've been doing a lot of poking around on the Intarweb today. Looking at pictures of various radioactive materials, and just doing a lot of reading in general. Naturally, I came across the Wikipedia entry on Madam Curie, and the quote under her photo just sort of struck me for some reason.
Marie Sklodowska Curie, one of the few people to win two Nobel Prizes in different fields, was one of the most significant researchers of radiation and its effects. Until her granddaughter recently had them decontaminated, her notes were radioactive.
That's like, seriously geeky.
I'd like to start my own collection of radioactive materials and stuff made from materials that was at one time radioactive. Old Fiestaware, uranium glass plates and figurines, revigators and such. I'd like a radium watch, too, but that'll have to wait until I'm out of school.
Another thing: I placed an order for some tritium keyfobs/glowrings, whatever you want to call them. I'll post pics when they arrive.
on 12 Mar 2006 at 5:31 am 1.Luminox said …
Good day I found your blogg when doing a search for tritium used in military watches, not what I was after but hello anyway