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I don't think Marie or Pierre knew the ill effects of exposure to high doses of radiation. Nobody did. They had no idea (at that time) how dangerous it was.
by arjn 13y ago
I don't think Marie or Pierre knew the ill effects of exposure to high doses of radiation. Nobody did. They had no idea (at that time) how dangerous it was.
- Udo 13y ago> They had no idea (at that time) how dangerous it was. This reminds me that every time Fukushima is mentioned on HN, the discussion is immediately dominated by people who claim that radiation exposure is not harmful (or even that it is healthy) and that contamination is not an issue in the province. To be fair, I think these days it's an ideological problem, whereas back then they just didn't have enough data and models about what's going on.