The Curious Childhood of a Young Radioactive Scientist

The chapter explores the early life of David Hahn, also known as the nuclear boy scout, detailing his fascination with chemistry experiments from a young age and his resourceful attempts to obtain radioactive materials for his experiments. It discusses his childhood experiences with chemistry sets, his achievement of an atomic energy merit badge as an Eagle Scout, and his clever tactics to acquire materials such as amarecium-241 and radium-226 from everyday objects like smoke detectors and clocks.