A hundred years later. Radioactivity, the influence of a discovery

This document brings together short but significant citations about radioactivity and its overall applications. Illustrated with historical and ancient or actual documents and photographies, these texts were written by scientists, doctors, politicians and journalists, know from the public or from the scientific community for their implication in this domain. It comprises also an evocation of the celebration of the centenary of the discovery of radioactivity and was written as a conclusion of this event. It represents a unique document, with a substantial bibliography, which summarizes a century of discoveries and considerations about this topic with multiple parts. (J.S.)