The Manhattan Project Chemist Who SWALLOWED Plutonium

During the Manhattan Project, an American chemist called Donald Mastick, who worked at the Los Alamos laboratory, accidentally swallowed some plutonium. To make an atomic bomb, the scientists needed every atom of plutonium that they could get their hands on, so he had no choice but to try and recover it. 👨‍🔬 Interested in bonus content? Check out my Patreon:   / chemistorian   🛒 For official merch, check out my store: https://chemistorian.dashery.com/ ☕️ If you'd rather make a one-off donation: https://buymeacoffee.com/chemistorian 🎥 My video on the radium craze:    • The Deadly Health Fad That Promised Eterna...   Thanks for your support! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #science #chemistry #history #fluorine ———————————————————————————————————————— ATTRIBUTIONS: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Track 1239053– Monetization ID FUPVCPOUINZXG56I Divider by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/divider/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/