Henri Becquerel a French scientist while studying uranium discovers properties hitherto unknown to the scientific world. The substance emitted rays that could penetrate black paper and leave an impression on a sensitive photographic plate. Pierre Curie and his wife Marie discover the unknown element, radio-active radium. The significance of their discovery was realised and the novelist Jules Verne considers that the possible results of the Curie’s work could be fantastic. He remarks that it is God’s glory to make a secret of things - man’s glory to uncover them. Presented by Walter Cronkite.
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ACMI Identifier
002885
Language
English
Subject categories
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → X-rays
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Curie, Marie, 1867-1934
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Curie, Pierre, 1859-1906
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Discoveries (in science)
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Radioactivity
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - History
Mathematics, Science & Technology → X-rays
People → Curie, Marie, 1867-1934
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Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)