Radium

Sydney Kilpatrick Mr. Sanders 12/9/15 Introduction The Radioactive Boy Scout, by Ken Silvertein, is the coming of age story of the brilliant scientist, David Hahn. The book not only tells David's story, but the story of the element radium and the power of radiation. The Radioactive Boy Scout creatively ties together the life of David Hahn with matters concerning everyday life. Key Idea 1 David Hahn grew up with a childhood full of hardships. His father, Ken, worked long hours and did not…

received any formal recognition from the French. Though, following the war, her life took to an almost political form. She traveled to the United States in 1920 to raise money for the research of radium. The next year, the current United States President, Warren Harding had presented her with a 1 gram sample of radium, only just then realizing she had no French official distinctions, which embarrassed her. The French government responded by offering her a Legion of Honour award, she…

Vision explores the idea of fear and its power to uphold the normality of grief and its surprising influence to bring together those who feel it. The Widow’s fear of forgetting her husband leads her to a naive young woman in need of guidance, the Radium Painter’s fear of the unknown leads her to romantic love, and the Fat Man’s fear of loneliness grants him an adopted family. In contrast, the Labine Brothers’ fear of competition is never cured. From this, the reader can conclude that the purpose…

Yefremov’s The Nur-i-desht Observatory conveys ideas of spirituality and other worldly powers; however, when discovered that the source of renewal and everlasting joy comes not from the temple-esque observatory, but instead from worldly and rational radium, it becomes not a place of serenity and human development, but instead, one of scientific discovery. The battle between a spiritual awakening or a stimulant inducing elation forces a question about the existence of divine encounters, which in…

Marie Curie A glowing particle of radium sat in the dark with all of its pitchblende dirt particle buddies. A sliver of light was let in by the almost shut door, and as the sliver grew bigger, the shadow of a woman appeared on the ground. Marie Curie stepped into her lab, and began to gather the tools she needed. She picked up the little jar of pitchblende and brought it to a workstation and began sifting through it. The footsteps that had been working their way to the door finally reached it…

During an era when women were not known to attend college, let alone, play a major influential role in science, Marie Curie did just that. Born Marie Sklodowska in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, Marie is best known for discovering the elements radium and polonium, and her study of radioactivity, which led to advances in the treatment of cancer and the development of nuclear power; both of which are still used today. Her work on radioactivity led to her being the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and…

doctors to remove cells and test on her. The removal of those cells in no way helped her get better in her fight with cancer. Henrietta was being treated with radium. And radium could possibly kill cancer cells but, it also “kills any cells it encounters and patients who have taken radium also began dying.” (Pg. 32) Using high doses of radium can also cause mutations which may turn into cancer. So,…

Radium Girls Take-Home Quiz 1. Radium Girls displayed some very interesting signs throughout the show that helped signify crucial moments of the play. One such scene that demonstrated a very powerful and important part of the play was when Grace and Tommy picked out wallpaper. This scene signified that these people were not particularly special, but rather regular human beings from the time. The scene ended with Grace’s jaw starting to hurt; this showed how the downsides of capitalism can hurt…

eventually were successful in their isolation of the elements polonium and radium. Soon after, her…

Years later, Marie Curie, along with the help of her husband, conducted experiments using Becquerel’s theory and discovered two new elements, polonium and radium. However, Marie Curie later died from radiation poisoning as a result of carrying test tubes of radium in her pocket (“The Discovery Of Radioactivity”). The discovery of radium and radioactivity would forever change the United States and its views of radiation. America would no longer need to develop better guns or grenades, but…