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Originally Posted by bfisher
Although much is made of the contributions the radium girls’ suffering made to the safety of future workers and the safety of humanity in general (the banning of atmospheric testing), the most saddening thing in this book for me was the revelation that Luminous Dial was permitted to keep operating well into the 1070s - we don’t learn the lessons of the past that well.
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That postscript was a zinger, for anyone who thinks it couldn't happen now. There were many lessons here and sadly I think they've been learned all too well.