FUN WITH MAPS – ISSUE 2021-75 DAILY FEATURE:
By Steve Kovacs (Introduction by Chuck Gibson)
LOVELAND, OH (April 20, 2021) – In Issue 2021-75 of Steve Kovacs Fun with Maps, we look at the discovery of radioactivity
Marie Currie in the lab. (Stock Image)
Radioactive
Radium Chloride. Isolating 0.1g RaCl2. That was a major breakthrough in 1902 on this day.
Marie and Pierre Currie isolated this rather elusive substance. So what?
Have you heard of radioactivity?
The lady, born in Warsaw, of this inventive family coined the word. Referencing RaCl2. She is the only person who received Nobel Prizes in two scientific fields (Physics and then Chemistry)
Here is Elwe’s map of Poland from 1792.
Map of Poland – 1792 (Credit Steve Kovacs)
Steve Kovacs and his wife Theresa reside in Loveland, Ohio where they raised their two children. He is a passionate collector of antique maps.
Visit his antique map boutique world-on-paper online. Watch for his daily feature Steve Kovacs: Antique Maps & Fun Facts here on Loveland Beacon.
