Historys deadliest colors - J. V. Maranto
Historys deadliest colors - J. V. Maranto with tags ted, ted-ed, ted education, ted ed, j. v. maranto, juan m. urbina, colors, lead, lead white, painter's colic, lead poisoning, arsenic, paris green, sheele's green, wallpaper, napolean, bedbugs, arsenic poisoning, toxicity, orange, white, green, uranium oxide, fiestaware, radiation, world war ii, bombs, atomic energy commission, ceramics
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-s-deadliest-colors-j-v-marantoWhen radium was first discovered, its luminous green color inspired people to add it into beauty products and jewelry. It wasnt until much later that we realized that radiums harmful effects outweighed its visual benefits. Unfortunately, radium isnt the only pigment that historically seemed harmless or useful but turned out to be deadly. J. V. Maranto details historys deadliest colors. Lesson by J. V. Maranto, animation by Juan M. Urbina.
