Marguerite Perey

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Oct 4, 201706:46Science & Medicine

Marguerite Perey identified a new element called Francium while she was working in the Curie laboratory. So why don't we know her name? MUSIC: Mile Post 1 by Alex Fitch Drifting Spade by Blue Dot Sessions Building The Su...

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