A collection of crazy science facts on everything from rocket ships and death rays to atoms, experiments, and bizarre scientists.
From the amazing to the amusing, this byte-sized collection will bring you the inside stories behind earth-shattering discoveries, accidental inventions, and outlandish studies. Featuring Uncle John’s most mind-bending science articles—along with a few all-new “experiments”—this book will make you think, make you laugh, and make you ask yourself, “What the heck were they thinking?”
Get ready to cackle like a mad scientist as you uncover the truth about . . .
· The mystery of Tesla’s death ray machine
· How to reanimate the dead
· The next space race: Interstellar travel
· Serendipity: The origins of the microwave oven and Silly Putty
· The eccentric Dr. Einstein
· The simple science behind nuclear fission
· “Pigeons’ Ability to Discriminate Between Monet and Picasso” and other strange-but-true studies
· Toilets in Spaaaaace!
And much, much more