Gonzo Gizmos: Projects & Devices to Channel Your Inner Geek
by Field, Simon Quellen
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- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1556525206
- ISBN 13
- 9781556525209
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Synopsis
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.
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- Wonder Book (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- U12B-05519
- Title
- Gonzo Gizmos: Projects & Devices to Channel Your Inner Geek
- Author
- Field, Simon Quellen
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1556525206
- ISBN 13
- 9781556525209
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- This edition first published
- December 1, 2003
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