13 years old to build a nuclear reactor

13 years old is when we look for the first kiss or glued to a video game. However, with Jamie Edwards (Preston, England) is different.

By 13, Edwards became the youngest scientist ever to conduct nuclear fusion.

Edwards began building a nuclear reactor a few years ago after spending all his Christmas money to buy the Geiger detector.

Later, he presented his plan to the school principal and the obvious question he posed at the time was: 'Does it blow up the school?' Fortunately, the headmaster finally believed in the promise of a 13-year-old boy and gave him a budget of £ 3,000.

Principal Jim Hourigan congratulates Jamie Edwards

On March 5, Edwards officially became the youngest man in the world to successfully build a nuclear reactor at Lancashire High School using high energy to smash two hydrogen atoms together to make helium. .

'It's a miracle. Great. I can not believe this happened. All my friends thought I was crazy, ' Edwards said.

Edwards' passion for radiation was blown up when he read about American 14-year-old Taylor Wilson who successfully produced a small fusion reactor in Nevada in 2008.

His first step was to enlist the help of nuclear laboratories and university departments, however 'they did not seem to consider his intent to be serious.'

So, Edwards tried to convince the headmaster Jim Hourigan. "I was a little surprised and anxious when Jamie suggested this, but he reassured me that it would not blow up the school scene," he said.

After several months of research, the reactor was completed before Edwards' 14th birthday.