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

Silverstein, Ken

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ISBN 10: 037550351X ISBN 13: 9780375503511

Casa editrice: Random House Inc, 2004

Riassunto

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. 15,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Anyone who has ever wondered what the neighborhood geek might be brewing up in his backyard should read The Radioactive Boy Scout. This is a riveting and disturbing story about the power of the teenage mind—and the sparks that fly when a nuclear family melts down.”
—David Kushner, author of Masters of Doom

L'autore:

KEN SILVERSTEIN is an investigative reporter for the Washington, D.C., bureau of the Los Angeles Times. A former contributing editor to Harper’s Magazine, in which a portion of this story first appeared, he has written for Mother Jones, The Nation, and The American Prospect, among others. He lives in Washington, D.C.

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• Editore: Random House Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 037550351X
• ISBN 13: 9780375503511
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 240