Ebenezer McBurney Byers (April 12, 1880 – March 31, 1932) was an American socialite, sportsman, and industrialist. He won the 1906 U.S. Amateur in golf. He died from jawbone …

Jul 11, 2022 · Eben Byers began drinking radium-infused water that his doctor prescribed for an arm injury in 1927 — but within three years, his bones were disintegrating. Eben Byers could …

Aug 28, 2024 · Eben Byers was an amateur golfer, an alumnus of Yale, and a notorious ladies man, but he is most famous for literally rotting from the inside out after spending three years …

Jul 21, 2022 · Eben Byers was a wealthy American businessman who became famous in the early 1930s after ingesting large amounts of Radium or Radithor. What is Radium, and what …

Dec 5, 2023 · Snake oil in the past has gone far harder – enough to give one man a massively fatal dose of radiation that riddled his body with cancer and literally disintegrated his skull …

Apr 15, 2024 · Eben Byers passed away on March 31, 1932, with the cause attributed to "radiation poisoning," a term used at the time. However, his demise was a result of cancers …

Eben Byers was a winner of the U.S. Amateur Championship in 1906, and he was a finalist in the championship match on two other occasions. But he is better-known to history for the …

By the time Eben Byers realized what the Radithor was doing, it had already eaten away his jaw and much of his skull. Learn about his tragic radioactive death.

Oct 30, 2023 · Washington: The 20th century story of Businessman Eben Myers is one of the most read tales of "what not to do" in the world. 'The Radium Water Worked Fine Until His Jaw …

Oct 30, 2023 · Eben Byers started drinking Radithor (Radium diluted in water) on advice of his doctor to ease the pain of an injury.