 How would Eddie's reaction to the missing isotope been different if he had not been so knowledgeable about radioactivity?
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. 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. There were slight traces of radioactivity in almost all earth or rocks. 27 CHAPTER TWO At the moment, Eddie didn’t pry for further information on the theft of the valuable radioactive isotope.
 He would not have cared because he would be disinterested in the situation.
 He would have been very worried due to the severity of the situation.  He would not have cared because he would be disinterested in the situation.  He would have been extremely curious about the situation.  He would have found a way to be more helpful for his father's situation.