The Golden Book Of Chemistry Experiments

The Golden Book of Chemical Experiments

was a children's chemistry book written by Robert Brent in the 1960s. Many of the experiments described in the book are now considered "unsafe for unsupervised children" and do not appear in a modern children's chemistry book.

The book was inspired by David Hahn, nicknamed the "Radioactive Scout" by the media, who attempted to collect a sample of every chemical element and also built a model nuclear reactor. Growing up in the suburbs of Detroit, David Hahn was fascinated by science, and his basement experiments—building homemade fireworks, making moonshine, and inventing his own self-tanner—were more ambitious than those of other boys.

While working on the Boy Scouts' nuclear power badge, David's obsessive attention turned to nuclear power. Throwing caution to the wind, he embarked on a new project: building a nuclear reactor in his garden shed. or that led to the involvement of the authorities.