The Ultimate Book of Saturday Science: The Very Best Backyard Science Experiments You Can Do Yourself
A compendium of science experiments you can do in your own kitchen or backyard using common household items. It reveals important principles in physics, engineering, and chemistry through such marvels as the Helevator - a contraption that's half helicopter, half elevator - and th... read full description below.
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| ISBN |
9780691149660 |
| Published |
13 May 2012 |
| Format |
Trade Paperback/Paperback |
| Author(s) |
By Downie, Neil A. |
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Full details for this title
| Interest Age |
All ages |
| Reading Age |
All ages |
| Library of Congress |
Science - Experiments, SCIENCE / Chemistry / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / General, SCIENCE / Physics, SCIENCE / Experiments & Projects |
| NBS Text |
Popular Science |
| ONIX Text |
General/trade;College/higher education |
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| Number of Pages |
576 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 178mm
Height: 229mm
Spine: 21mm |
| Weight |
771g |
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| Dewey Code |
507.8 |
| Catalogue Code |
275797 |
Description of this Book
The Ultimate Book of Saturday Science is Neil Downie's biggest and most astounding compendium yet of science experiments you can do in your own kitchen or backyard using common household items. It may be the only book that encourages hands-on science learning through the use of high-velocity, air-driven carrots. Downie, the undisputed maestro of Saturday Science , here reveals important principles in physics, engineering, and chemistry through such marvels as the Helevator - a contraption that's half helicopter, half elevator - and the Rocket Railroad, which pumps propellant up from its own track. The Riddle of the Sands demonstrates why some granular materials form steep cones when poured while others collapse in an avalanche. The Sunbeam Exploder creates a combustible delivery system out of sunlight, while the Red Hot Memory experiment shows you how to store data as heat. Want to learn to tell time using a knife and some butter? There's a whole section devoted to exotic clocks and oscillators that teaches you how. The Ultimate Book of Saturday Science features more than seventy fun and astonishing experiments that range in difficulty from simple to more challenging. All of them are original, and all are guaranteed to work. Downie provides instructions for each one and explains the underlying science, and also presents experimental variations that readers will want to try.
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Awards & Reviews
| NZ Review |
In his book, physicist Neil Downie provides a series of do-it-yourself science experiments that stand apart from your ho-hum Mr. Wizard-fare because, well, they involve a few high-speed projectiles... All you need are a few household items, some good judgment and, possibly, a carrotproof vest. -- Aaron Leitko Washington Post To keep the kids entertained this summer, what better than a bit of Saturday science? Neil A. Downie's compendium of experiments--'chosen on the grounds that they are new, that they work, that they are spectacular, and that they are interesting'--includes electric gunpowder, the knife-through-butter clock, the impossible turbine and armour-piercing carrots. Each experiment is accompanied by a straightforward scientific explanation, the occasional hazard warning and 'just a little math.' Nature Physics If you either run a science club or are a teenager who likes getting your hands dirty experimentally, you are going to love this. I certainly would have in my youth. Popular Science blog |
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Author's Bio
Neil A. Downie is a lead scientist with Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., and visiting professor of multidisciplinary engineering at the University of Surrey. His books include Vacuum Bazookas, Electric Rainbow Jelly , and 27 Other Saturday Science Projects (Princeton).
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