"Is it right to probe so deeply into Nature's secrets? The question must here be raised whether it will benefit mankind, or whether the knowledge will be harmful."

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Source: The Olympian. Book by Peter L. Dixon, 1984.

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Pierre Curie

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Pierre Curie was a physicist known for his groundbreaking work on radioactivity and the discovery of polonium and radium.

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