Astronomy Cast Ep. 373: Becquerel Experiment (Radiation)

By Fraser Cain - April 06, 2015 02:54 PM UTC | Physics

Antoine Henri Becquerel discovered radioactivity completely by accident when he exposed a chunk of uranium to a photographic plate. This opened up a whole new field of research to uncover the source of the mysterious energy.

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