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

The Radioactive Boy Scout

The True Story of a Boy and His Backyard Nuclear Reactor

By
Ken Silverstein
Ken Silverstein
2004 • 209 pages

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