 How does Eddie's reaction and his father's reaction to the missing isotope different?
Still, one clue is as good as another when it comes to hunting uranium ore, I guess. Get at it right away, and you’ll still have time to hunt your uranium. In fact, anything having to do with atomic science excited him. You couldn’t have a father who was head of the atomic-science department at Oceanview College without picking up a little knowledge along the way. Eddie knew that a radioisotope was a material which had been “cooked” in an atomic reactor until it was “hot” with radioactivity. When carefully controlled, the radiation stored up in such isotopes was used in many beneficial ways. One reason for asking that particular question was to keep from prying deeper into the subject of the radioisotope. His father usually volunteered any information he wanted known, so Eddie stuck to questions which could and would be answered. At the speed atomic science is moving today, we simply can’t afford to waste time. It took Eddie over an hour to sort out the newspapers and magazines in the garage, tie them in neat bundles, and place them out on the front curb for the Goodwill pickup. 20 Eddie went inside and followed Teena to the kitchen. They had been ever since Eddie’s family had moved to Oceanview and his father had become head of the college’s atomic-science department. Teena’s father was chief engineer for the Acme Aviation Company, one of the coast town’s largest manufacturing concerns.
 Eddie's father is worried, while Eddie's curiosity is heightened.
 Eddie's father is horrified, while Eddie acts apathetic.  Eddie's father is disappointed, while Eddie is unaware of the severity of the situation.  Eddie's father is worried, while Eddie's curiosity is heightened.  Eddie's father is panicked, while Eddie tries to remain lighthearted.