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In the 1910s, soon after the Curies had discovered radium, a New Jersey corporation called U.S. Radium began to mix radium with paint to create a product called Undark—radium-infused paint that emitted a greenish white light at night.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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In the 1910s, soon after the Curies had discovered radium, a New Jersey corporation called U.S. Radium began to mix radium with paint to create a product called Undark—radium-infused paint that emitted a greenish white light at night.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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In the 1910s, soon after the Curies had discovered radium, a New Jersey corporation called U.S. Radium began to mix radium with paint to create a product called Undark—radium-infused paint that emitted a greenish white light at night.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Although aware of the many injurious effects of radium, U.S. Radium promoted Undark for clock dials, boasting of glow-in-the-dark watches.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Although aware of the many injurious effects of radium, U.S. Radium promoted Undark for clock dials, boasting of glow-in-the-dark watches.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Although aware of the many injurious effects of radium, U.S. Radium promoted Undark for clock dials, boasting of glow-in-the-dark watches.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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They were required to paint delicate lines with fine-tipped brushes, applying the Undark to the tiny numbers and indicator hands of wristwatches.
Archive 2006-12-01 The Nag 2006
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Undark and the Radium Girls is a damn interesting story of corporate injustice brought to us by who else?
Archive 2006-12-01 The Nag 2006
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They were required to paint delicate lines with fine-tipped brushes, applying the Undark to the tiny numbers and indicator hands of wristwatches.
Radium Girls vs The US Radium Corp. The Nag 2006
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Undark and the Radium Girls is a damn interesting story of corporate injustice brought to us by who else?
Radium Girls vs The US Radium Corp. The Nag 2006
deinonychus commented on the word Undark
"Undark was a trade name for luminous paint made with a mixture of radioactive radium and zinc sulfide, as produced by the U.S. Radium Corporation between 1917 and 1938. It was used primarily in watch dials." (Wikipedia)
November 27, 2011
fbharjo commented on the word Undark
Otherwit known as delight
November 28, 2011