Ink Sandwiches, Electric Worms and 37 Other Experiments for Saturday Science by N A Downie

Ink Sandwiches, Electric Worms and 37 Other Experiments for Saturday Science by N A Downie

How do you make a clock out of an ice cube? Send messages using bubbles? Make money using a tube that waltzes? This collection of curious and offbeat science experiments provides the answers to these and 36 other questions. Accomplished physicist and science writer Neil A. Downie covers a range of phenomena, from the rocking and rolling that drives a waltzing tube; to the fluid mechanics of a coffee-cup rev counter and biceps made from balloons; to the simple chemistry of red-hot batteries and wet solar cells. For each experiment, he provides historical anecdotes about the relevant phenomena, a list of equipment, detailed instructions, and a full explanation - requiring only high-school mathematics - of the science behind the procedure. For those intrigued by any experiment, he includes follow-up suggestions, which describe ways to tinker with the initial recipe. mathematics, will appeal to high-school science teachers, inveterate tinkerers, amateur scientists, or anyone looking for a project for the next science fair.

Neil A. Downie is a lead scientist with Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. He is the author of Vacuum Bazookas, Electric Rainbow Jelly, and 27 Other Saturday Science Projects.

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ISBN 13	9780801874109
ISBN 10	0801874106
Title	Ink Sandwiches, Electric Worms and 37 Other Experiments for Saturday Science
Author	N A Downie
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Johns Hopkins University Press
Year published	2003-09-29
Number of pages	288
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