Marie Curie - The Curies Announced The Existence of a Second Element, Which They Named "radium"

Time: Monday Dec 26, 1898

Place: Paris, France

Details: On 26 December 1898, the Curies announced the existence of a second element, which they named "radium", from the Latin word for "ray". In the course of their research, they also coined the word "radioactivity".

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