$24.95
ISBN-13: 9781579127916
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Published: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 3/2009
For Theo Gray’s Mad Science (Black Dog & Leventhal, $24.95), Theodore Gray, the man behind the “Gray Matter” column in Popular Science magazine, has selected some 55 of his favorite electric or chemical experiments. He performed these when he was growing up, and thereby discovered the sense of fun and adventure that scientific experiments can bring. Gray would let his ten-year-old son do some of these experiments unsupervised, but this is not a kid’s book. One of the more flamboyant exercises involves mixing hydrogen peroxide with chlorine to create a vivid orange-red glow. Like most of the experiments described here, Gray’s scientific directions require an adult and common sense. Barbara Meade
