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Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments: All Lab, No Lecture (DIY Science)

Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments: All Lab, No Lecture (DIY Science)

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Author: Robert Thompson
Publisher: Make Books
Category: Book

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 1 reviews
Sales Rank: 85428

Media: Paperback
Edition: 1 Pap/Chrt
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 8 x 1.2

ISBN: 0596514921
Dewey Decimal Number: 540
EAN: 9780596514921
ASIN: 0596514921

Publication Date: April 29, 2008
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Thank you for a REAL FUN chemistry book   August 1, 2008
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

The author, Mr. Thompson, obviously loves the subject, and yes, darn it, chemistry should be "fun", a little dangerous and educational.
I share the author's lament over the passing of a "proper" chemistry set. The one I had as a kid contained all the "no-no's" (or should I say KNO, KNO3!)
In that day you could go to the chemist and buy all manner of chemicals "off the shelf".
At school we made rockets (after school hours, I had a terrific Chemistry Master.....
Now my Son wants to learn, we home ed.... this book gives me the chance to "teach" or better "inspire" him:- That I did already, demonstrating the oxidizing qualities of KMnO4, innitially he smuggly goes yeah and.... then quite soon it's wow, how the heck did that happen?
With the chemistry sets of today you take two or more chemicals, mix them together and go "um er what's supposed to happen", as the chemicals just sit there, or if you are lucky change color!
An experiment has to DO something tangible. Thank you for a great book!

On an offside as it seems that we are being treated more and more like halfwits, perhaps we could have a "for dummies" line of chemistry sets, and then have a range that are designed for the responsible, and wanna b edjucaited majority!!