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The author of the bestselling book "The Elements" demonstrates essential scientific principles through 54 thrilling daredevil experiments. Every experiment is accompanied by full-color photographs that provide a front-row seat to rarely seen chemical reactions and glorious subatomic activity.

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Author of the best-selling book The Elements Theodore Gray demonstrates essential scientific principles through thrilling daredevil experiments.

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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  • Title Theo Gray's Mad Science: Experiments You Can Do at Home, But Probably Shouldn't
  • Author Theodore Gray
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Theodore Gray
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, New York
  • Publication date 2011-05-25
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781579128753 / 1579128750
  • Weight 1.88 lbs (0.85 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.05 x 8.94 x 0.66 in (25.53 x 22.71 x 1.68 cm)
  • Category Science
  • Library of Congress subjects Science - Experiments
  • Dewey Decimal Code 507.8

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  • Reference and Research Bk News, 06/01/2011, Page 199

About the author

Theodore Gray is the author of The Elements, Molecules, and Reactions, as well as Theodore Gray's Completely Mad Science. He is the creator of the bestselling iPad apps "Elements" and "Molecules," which have both been named "App of the Week" by Apple and was Director of "Disney Animated" (also honored by Apple as "iPad App of the Year"). Gray appeared on stage with Steve Jobs several times in his capacity as a software creator. He also co-founded Wolfram Research, Inc., makers of the widely-used software Mathematica and the Wolfram Alpha website. He lives in Urbana, Illinois.
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