Wasn&#x27;t there a graduate student who wrote thesis about building an atomic bomb from readily available resources. I don&#x27;t remember if his work was ever published, but I certainly remember reading about this.<p>Update: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;John_Aristotle_Phillips" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;John_Aristotle_Phillips</a>