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by NamTaf 4777 days ago
I can think of another female who endangered herself for curiousity's sake, and the body of scientific knowledge this world possesses is infinitely better for it.

In that particular person's case she wasn't arrested. Instead, it resulted in her becoming the only person ever to receive two Nobel prizes in two separate areas of science.

Go figure.

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Did she (or anyone else) realise the magnitude of the danger at the time though? I'd imagine she would have taken more precautions if so. Even now, her papers require protective clothing and cautious handling due to their contamination.