Gonzo Gizmos : Projects and Devices to Channel Your Inner Geek

Field, Simon Quellen

ISBN 10: 1556525206 / ISBN 13: 9781556525209

Editore: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated, 2003

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Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

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• Titolo: Gonzo Gizmos : Projects and Devices to Channel Your Inner Geek
• Editore: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1556525206
• ISBN 13: 9781556525209
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Edizione: illustrated edition.
• Condizione: Very Good
• Peso: 0,939 libbre

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Riassunto

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.

Informazioni sull?autore

Simon Field is an information systems specialist, ham radio operator, and tireless tinkerer who collects science experiments for his popular web site, www.scitoys.com.