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I found a scan of the famous Wall Street Journal article about the unfortunate fellow whose jaw fell off: https://www.scribd.com/document/188172930/The-Radium-W
by Analemma_ 10y ago
I found a scan of the famous Wall Street Journal article about the unfortunate fellow whose jaw fell off: https://www.scribd.com/document/188172930/The-Radium-Water-Worked-Fine-Until-His-Jaw-Fell-Off https://www.scribd.com/document/188172930/The-Radium-Water-W...
- bluehawk 10y agoThat was a great read, thanks for providing it! It's interesting that they mention studies in mice about using radiation to cure cancer. Sounds like the beginnings of the discovery of chemotherapy.
- bdamm 10y agoThat was worth the time, thank you! My favorite: "The Federal Trade Commission, for Instance, took action against makers of potions that lacked advertised levels of radioactivity."
- csours 10y agoThe jaw fell off? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM Goodbye Mr Clarke, you will be missed.
- bbitmaster 10y agoAny idea the year this was published? I don't see a date, and I googled the title and found several references (even on wikipedia) without a date mentioned.
- kahirsch 10y ago1 August 1990