But we must not forget that when radium was discovered no one knew that it would prove useful in hospitals. The work was one of pure science.
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- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Discovery of Radium, address at Vassar College, May 14, 1921, p. 4; Two complete consecutive public-domain sentences from Vassar’s published address. Entire short address and Edna Carter’s prefatory note read; selected words belong to Curie. Historical example of discovery before practical appli
- The Discovery of Radium, address at Vassar College, May 14, 1921, p. 4
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