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Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Prism, an imprint of Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"From the host and co-executive producer of Netflix's Emily's Wonder Lab and executive producer of Xploration Outer Space, comes a book designed to introduce the wonders of science to the whole family. Emily Calandrelli, MIT engineer and scientist, shares exhilarating experiments for junior scientists and their lab assistants, ranging from homemade ice cream to disappearing ink. The book features 50 experiments that use easy-to-find grocery store...
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A dazzling, irresistible collection of the ten most groundbreaking and beautiful experiments in scientific history.
With the attention to detail of a historian and the storytelling ability of a novelist, New York Times science writer George Johnson celebrates these groundbreaking experiments and re-creates a time when the world seemed filled with mysterious forces and scientists were in awe of light, electricity, and the human
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Series
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In this fourth book in the Busy Little Hands series, preschoolers get ready for a science adventure! Preschoolers wonder and explore with 20 hands-on experiments using everyday household objects and making daily activities such as snack time and play time into learning opportunities"--
Author
Publisher
Maker Media, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"...Lets you discover how, why--and even what it is--to tinker and tinker well. Author Curt Gabrielson draws on more than 20 years of experience doing hands-on science to facilitate tinkering: learning science while fooling around with real things."--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The ultimate Theodore Gray collection, Theodore Gray's Completely Mad Science collects every one of Gray's dramatic, visually spectacular, and enlightening scientific experiments into one complete volume. Bestselling author Theodore Gray has spent more than a decade dreaming up, executing, photographing, and writing about extreme scientific experiments, which he then published between 2009 and 2014 in his monthly Popular Science column "Gray Matter."...
Author
Publisher
Holt Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
In this fascinating and irresistible new book, the author of the popular science sensations "Does Anything Eat Wasps?" and "Why Don't Penguins Feet Freeze?" guides readers through 100 intriguing experiments that show essential scientific principles--and human curiosity--in action.
Author
Series
Publisher
Roost Books
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
Introduces readers to the physics and chemistry, biology and ecology behind everyday play, including creating chemical reactions, exploring gravity and friction, transforming states of matter, playing with air pressure, and much more.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, an imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Finally, a simplified explanation of Schrödinger's cat paradox for quantum mechanics enthusiasts! Have you been lying awake at night pondering quantum superposition? Have you fretted about how to explain its flawed interpretation? Are you a fan of Schrödinger's cat? Or do you know someone who is? This is the book for you! Award-winning physicist, quantum enthusiast and bestselling author of the Baby University series Chris Ferrie, has transformed...
Author
Publisher
Race Point Publishing, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"This book distills the history of science into 100 epic experiments that have fueled our understanding of Earth and the Universe beyond. Everything in the scientific world view is based on experiment, including observations of phenomena predicted by theories and hypotheses, such as the bending of light as it goes past the Sun. As the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman said, zIf it disagrees with experiment, it is wrong.y From the discovery...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Marriage, or any long-term committed partnership, involves two subjects being exposed to a variety of scenarios and variables over time, hopefully leading to exciting discoveries throughout a long, successful relationship. In Experiments for Newlyweds, you'll find fifty science projects, based on real academic research in fields such as psychology, game theory, and more, designed for you and your partner to complete together. Uncover the ways your...
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