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The Glowing Notebooks
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Ironic TwistsApr 23, 2026

The Glowing Notebooks

The Glowing Notebooks Marie Curie discovered radium in 1898. She carried test tubes of it in her pockets, admiring the glow. She won two Nobel Prizes. In 1934, radiation killed her. Her lab notebooks are still so radioactive that researchers must wear protective gear to read them.

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