Author of the best-selling book "The Elements" Theodore Gray
demonstrates essential scientific principles through thrilling
daredevil experiments.
"What a magnificent book. It's gorgeous, playful, and draws you
in." Adam Savage, cohost of "Mythbusters"
"Theodore Gray has attained a level of near superhuman geekery
that the rest of us can only mutely admire." Cecil Adams, ""The"
"Straight Dope""
"Gray's encyclopedic knowledge and contagious enthusiasm transport
us to deep intellectual realms while never sacrificing a sense of
wonder and, above all, fun." Oliver Sacks, author of "Awakenings,"
"Musicophilia," and "Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical
Boyhood"
In "Mad Science," Theodore Gray launches a toy rocket using the
energy released from an Oreo cookie, ignites a phosphorus sun by
suspending half a gram of white phosphorus in a globe filled with
pure oxygen and creates a homemade hot tub by adding 500 pounds of
quicklime to water. These are just a few of the 54 experiments
included in this astonishing book that demonstrates essential
scientific principles in ways you were likely never exposed to in
school.
Every experiment in "Mad Science" is accompanied by full-color
photographs that provide a front-row seat to rarely seen chemical
reactions and glorious subatomic activity. To further enhance the
hands-on experience, Gray includes step-by-step instructions for
nearly every experiment. Following all of the safety guidelines,
readers can even re-create some of the experiments in the book.
"Mad Science" is the perfect book for anyone fascinated by all
things chemical, electrical, or explosive, and who loves a
vicarious thrill.
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