| Gonzo Gizmos: Projects & Devices to Channel Your Inner Geek Contributor(s): Field, Simon Quellen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1556525206 ISBN-13: 9781556525209 Publisher: Chicago Review Press OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: "Gonzo Gizmos" includes step-by-step instructions to building more than 30 devices and explanations of the physics and chemistry involved. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Experiments & Projects |
| Dewey: 621.381 |
| LCCN: 2003014665 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 7.06" W x 10.04" (0.94 lbs) 228 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Step-by-step instructions to building more than 30 fascinating devices are included in this book for workbench warriors and grown-up geeks. Detailed illustrations and diagrams explain how to construct a simple radio with a soldering iron, a few basic circuits, and three shiny pennies. Instructions are included for a rotary steam engine that requires a candle, a soda can, a length of copper tubing, and just 15 minutes. To use optics to roast a hot dog, no electricity or stove is required, just a flexible plastic mirror, a wooden box, a little algebra, and a sunny day. Also included are experiments most science teachers probably never demonstrated, such as magnets that levitate in midair, metals that melt in hot water, a Van de Graaff generator made from a pair of empty soda cans, and lasers that transmit radio signals. Every experiment is followed by an explanation of the applicable physics or chemistry. |