The story of Pittsburgh: Radium

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Identifikator:: 1831622599

Document type:: Multivolume work

Title:: The story of Pittsburgh

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1919-1930

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1831623226

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-239786

Document type:: Volume

Title:: Radium

Volume count:: Vol. 1, nr. 7

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1921

Scope:: [ca. 18] Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Radium

Collection:: Economics Books

work that has made the United States the foremost Radium producing country of the world. While Madame Curie, by discovering Radium, wrested from the earth a secret that will make an epoch in the ascent of man to knowledge and through knowledge to physical power and dominion over Nature, she produced very little Radium. This was no fault of hers. She was denied the ores with which to work. With the generosity that proves the true disciple of science, she gave all the little Radium she won, to the medical profession of Europe. A very small portion even found its way to New York City. In 1911, Joseph M. Flannery, of Pittsburgh, after long and serious thought, determined that the United States and the world, should and must have a supply of Radium. He had demonstrated business ability and won financial success in improving and causing a great demand for an important part of the modern locomotive. He had won greater success, first by proving the merits of Vanadium as an alloy for steel; and then by one of the most dramatic and successful campaigns of education and salesmanship the steel world has known, secured its general use. To his restless, striving, daring spirit, Radium offered a new appeal. Taking Vanadium from the summit of the Peruvian Andes, carrying it to the seacoast, shipping it the long way to Pittsburgh and preparing it for the steel mills, had taught him much of men and of methods that does not come into the experience of those that win success within State or National limits. He determined to apply all of his time and his talent to the production of Radium. Withdrawing from all active participation in his Vana- dium interests, he gave all his attention to a study of the Radium bearing ores that might be available to him. The ores of Europe were out of the question. The Austrian Government had promptly made a monopoly of the ores that Madame Curie had found to contain Radium. The few deposits that were reported and found in other parts of the world were not of sufficient extent to justify serious consideration, and Mr. Flannery was interested in and determined to try for quantity production.

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