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I was first found in 1898 by my friends Marie and Pierre Curie. Yes, I know 110 years old is a long time, but I'm still full of energy! I've had time to accomplish so much since then!
My Autobiography!
In 1902, after four years, Marie and Pierre finally made one gram of me, winning them the Nobel Prize the next year!
On April 19, 1906, Pierre slipped and fell on the street and was run over by a horsedrawn cart.
Marie died of leukemia in 1934 because of me. Since then, I have tried to save other people from cancer. Until a certain element came and STOLE MY JOB (see rant on friends page for details).
I am so radioactive that Marie and Pierre's handwritten notes are still too radioactive to handle!
My name came from the Latin word radius which means ray.
I'm not as popular now as I used to be. Only about 5 pounds of me are made per year now.
