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Radium Village Mystery Adds to Global Science Drive
A global gathering in San Francisco on June 22 will explore new radium uses amid a dramatic halving of price by an American firm. The Congo discovery at Luiswishi near Elizabethville uncovers ten billion dollars in radium from Parsonite, reshaping access to this priceless element and fueling hopes for extended life and health.
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San Francisco
Belgian Congo
Luiswishi
Kasolo
Elizabethville
Namombo
Comman
Schoep
Royal Scientific Society
Brussels
Congo
Swishi
Belgium
Academy of Sciences of
France
Radium Company of
Colorado
Henri Letillion
Institute of France
Americas
Europe