Radiation

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

Bah! Lax or non-existent safety procedures were good enough for Ernst Rutherford and Marie Curie! :)

Marie Curie died at 67. Her cause of death was radiation-related (aplastic anemia), but it's still pretty remarkable how little her lifespan was actually reduced, given that many of her notebooks are considered unsafe to handle even today...