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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.
Nov 16, 2022 · 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.
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...
Apr 6, 2023 · The story of the boy who became famous for trying to build his own nuclear reactor at home in the 90s. Radiation hazard warning sign depicted on a concrete wall. David Hahn was a science ...
Mar 27, 2018 · David Hahn, aka the Radioactive Boy Scout, was able to easily collect radioactive and highly dangerous materials to experiment with nuclear energy. Just when you think the story can't get crazier...
Oct 24, 2018 · On 10 May 1991, a 14-year-old Boy Scout named David Hahn earned an Atomic Energy merit badge, the first (and likely only) person in the history of Troop 371 in Clinton Township, Michigan, to ...
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).
