1999, University of Chicago physics majors Justin Kasper and Fred Niell, as part of a scavenger hunt that had as one of its items "a breeder reactor built in a shed," successfully built a similar nuclear reactor that produced trace amounts of plutonium. In the CSI: NY episode "Page Turner", the character Lawrence Wagner is based on Hahn. A television documentary, The Nuclear Boy Scout, aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom in 2003. In it, Hahn reenacted some of his methods for the camera. Hahn's experiments inspired others to attempt similar feats, particularly Taylor Wilson, who at age 14 became the youngest person to produce nuclear fusion. Michael Stevens featured Hahn's story in his Vsauce YouTube video "Cruel Bombs". StarQuest Production Network(SQPN)'s mystery program Jimmy Akin Mysterious World, dedicated episode #92 on Hahn called "The Radioactive Boy Scout". An episode of the CBS series Young Sheldon features the protagonist attempting to build a nuclear reactor by extracting americium from smoke detectors. Duncan Jones claimed that the villain in his sci-fi film Source Code was inspired by the documentary The Nuclear Boy Scout. Episode 20 of The Dollop Podcast covers Hahn's exploits. The song “Baby Criminal” by Swedish post-punk band Viagra Boys from their 2022 studio album Cave World is loosely based on Hahn’s life. See also Richard Handl Taylor Wilson References Further reading An analysis is given of some of Hahn's work by Ghiorso, who has been involved in the discovery of about a dozen transuranium elements. External links David Hahn the Boy Who Built a Nuclear Reactor in His Garden Macomb Community College alumni Military personnel from Michigan People from Clinton, Macomb County, Michigan People from Commerce, Michigan People from Royal Oak, Michigan United States Marines United States Navy sailors 1976 births 2016 deaths Accidental deaths in Michigan Drug-related deaths in Michigan Alcohol-related deaths in Michigan