wow. the true story behind tests condoned and conducted by the u.s. government on unsuspecting and uninformed citizens. tests that all involved exposure to different types of radioactive material so that the government would be able to ascertain/understand the effects of radioation on the human body. (i guess hiroshima & nagasaki weren't graphic enough evidence that radiation does terrible things to humans...) people were injected with plutonium, mentally handicapped children were fed radioactive isotope laced oatmeal (at the fernald school in boston) male prisoners in a cincinnati jail were injected with radioactive material all to see "what would happen." by turns chilling and fascinating i found this a great book for anyone interested in this science.