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David Charles Hahn (October 30, 1976 – September 27, 2016), sometimes called the "Radioactive Boy Scout" and the "Nuclear Boy Scout" was an American nuclear radiation enthusiast who built a homemade neutron source at the age of seventeen.
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David Hahn tried to build his homemade nuclear reactor when he was only 17, according to FBI records. Conducted in his step-mother’s backyard in Commerce Township, Michigan, the experiments were run in near secrecy. Practically a wunderkind, Hahn began studying chemistry at age 10 and had fabricated nitroglycerin by 14. Before attempting to build h...
As detected by David Hahn’s own Geiger counter, his experiment proved radioactive by the time it was disassembled — and left 40,000 town residents potentially at risk. Police located Hahn’s shed after stopping the young teen for unrelated reasons. Finding suspicious materials in his trunk, the scout informed the officers the content was radioactive...
The collapse of his experiment, turmoil from a failed relationship, and his mother’s suicide each contributed to “Nuclear Boy Scout” David Hahn’s depression, according to Ars Technica. Attempting to find his place in the world after the disastrous events in his backyard, he tried his hand at college and the military, mostly at the request of his fa...
Apr 6, 2023 · Who was David Hahn and why was he nicknamed the nuclear boy scout? The story of the boy who became famous for trying to build his own nuclear reactor at home in the 90s. Published: Apr 06, 2023...
Dec 21, 2022 · Born October 30, 1976, David Hahn, aka the Radioactive Boy Scout, developed a deep fascination with chemistry early on, especially after his grandfather gifted him a copy of "The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments" when Hahn was 10 (via Newsbreak Original). The experiments within the book so enthralled Hahn, he began trialing things on his own.
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Nov 14, 2016 · David Charles Hahn, who gained some notoriety in 1994 for attempting to build a homemade breeder nuclear reactor for a Boy Scout project in his mom's Michigan backyard shed, has died at the age...
Mar 28, 2021 · What you get is David Charles Hahn, the boy scout who created a small nuclear disaster in his mother’s potting shed. This is a tragic story of unbridled intelligence and lots of illegally ...
Mar 2, 2004 · This book recounts the true story of David Hahn. David is obsessed with all things radioactive and nuclear. His obsession culminated in his experiment to produce a nuclear reactor in the shed of his mums house (he was 16 at the time).
