Vikki Cantrill tells the story of element 88’s discovery and how its glowing reputation eventually faded.
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Vikki Cantrill is married to Stuart Cantrill, who is the Chief Editor for Nature Chemistry. Stuart Cantrill has not been involved in any way with the commissioning or editorial handling of this article.
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Cantrill, V. The realities of radium. Nature Chem 10, 898 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-018-0114-8
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