In the 1920s when radium paint was introduced into the manufacture of clock dials in a New Jersey factory, the dangers of the newly developed material were still to be discovered.

But that was a lie. The women would mix their own paint from radium dust and other ingredients. They were soon known as "ghost girls," because the radium dust made their skin, hair and clothes glow.

Sabin A. von Sochocky, Austrian inventor of radium paint, died in New Jersey, his teeth and fingers all gone (TIME, Nov. 26, 1928). Contact us at letters@time.com ...

the lantern will be observed to glow with a faint green light which shows the same ‘shimmering’ quality as the radium paint on the dial of a watch. Examination with an ordinary hand magnifying ...

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到壁立千仞的白色大理石峡谷(Marble Canyon)，再到棕褐色的原住民颜料宝库彩绘池(Paint Pots)，放眼望去，秋日的落基山仿佛偏心地将最摄人心魄的秋色都藏在这里，让人目不暇接。 Photo：Kristi Nicholson当然，欣赏完美景最后也一定要去镭温泉(Radium Hot Springs)美美泡 ...

That possibility had occurred to him in consequence of observing the rapid rate at which radium decays. Supposing this to be uniform, he estimates that all which is at present in existence will ...

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