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The Radioactive Boy Scout: The Frightening True Story of a Whiz Kid and His Homemade Nuclear Reactor (Paperback)

by Ken Silverstein (Author)
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  • Paperback: 209 pages
  • Publisher: Villard Books; Reprint edition (11 Jan 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0812966600
  • ISBN-13: 978-0812966602
  • Product Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 221,640 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Science fiction that's true, 2 April 2005
I really enjoyed this book. It's a true account of a young David Hahn and his fascination for experimenting with increasingly dangerous items.

In between tales of David burning, exploding, corroding and irradiating his way through his teenage years, the author provides a nice history of atomic science. He nicely parallels David's wide-eyed fascinations with those of money-hungry nuclear power advocates in various countries around the world.

In the end, things start to get out of hand for David, and the men in moon suits turn up. It's amazing how dangerous the pursuits of a boy-scout in a potting shed can be.

Definitely worth reading if you're the sort of person who has ever wondered what will happen if you just mix those two household chemicals together.

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