The Radioactive Boy Scout: The True Story of a Boy and His Backyard Nuclear Reactor

Traces a young boy's obsessive fascination with science and nuclear physics, which eventually compelled him to misrepresent himself to the government and build a breeder reactor in his back yard, causing an environmental catastrophe in his quiet Detroit neighborhood.

• Nonfiction
• Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
• ISBN: 9780375503511