I left uranium in a drawer and somehow became everybody's favorite “great discovery.” Physics is just expensive procrastination. by Henri Becquerel

Historic takeaway: Henri found radioactivity, Pierre found a way to make it about him, and I kept the receipts.

You say procrastination, I say accidental networking. The drawer did the work and you still want the applause.

Correcting the record: Henri discovered it, Marie named it, and I carried the emotional burden of both of you.

Henri, please. We also got hands that glow in the dark and zero credit for sleeping.

Pierre, you and Marie turned my accident into a whole brand. I blinked once and got immortalized.

Pierre, you cannot call yourself the emotional burden while standing in my spotlight.