The "BANNED" & "RARE" Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments BOOK ON CD in .pdf

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The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments BOOK ON CD
The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments was a children's chemistry book written in the 1960s by Robert Brent. Many of the experiments contained in the book are now considered "dangerous for unsupervised children", and would not appear in a modern children's chemistry book.
The book was a source of inspiration to David Hahn, nicknamed "the Radioactive Boy Scout" by the media, who tried to collect a sample of every chemical element and also built a model nuclear reactor .  Growing up in suburban
Detroit
, David Hahn was fascinated by science, and his basement experiments—building homemade fireworks, brewing moonshine, and concocting his own self-tanning lotion—were more ambitious than those of other boys. While working on his Atomic Energy badge for the Boy Scouts, David’s obsessive attention turned to nuclear energy. Throwing caution to the wind, he plunged into a new project: building a nuclear breeder reactor in his backyard garden shed.
or, which led to the involvement of the authorities.
Provided as a PDF on CD
The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments was a children’s chemistry book written in the 1960s by Robert Brent and illustrated by Harry Lazarus, showing how to set up your own home laboratory and conduct over 200 experiments.
The book is controversial, as many of the experiments contained in the book are now considered too dangerous for the general public.
The
US
government had the book removed from libraries and banned for sale on the grounds that the projects were too dangerous for its intended audience. I would have to agree that you probably don't want your kids making and igniting hydrogen in the garage, but for the aspiring chemist who can adhere to the safety precautions, this remains one of the best do-it-yourself chemistry books around.
The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments, written by Robert Brent and illustrated by Harry Lazarus, is a children's book published in the 1960s that was intended to explain to kids how they could set up a home chemistry lab and conduct simple experiments. Supposedly the
US
government had the book removed from libraries and banned for sale on the grounds that the projects were too dangerous for its intended audience. I would have to agree that you probably don't want your kids making and igniting hydrogen in the garage, but for the aspiring chemist who can adhere to the safety precautions, this remains one of the best do-it-yourself chemistry books around.
The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments
Robert Brent (1960)
How to setup a home laboratory - over 200 simple experiments
Children's chemistry book intended to explain to kids how they can setup a chemistry lab and do simple experiments.
Recommended use under parental supervision
on CD in Adobe PDF format
In Color
Contents
What Chemistry Is
Words Used by Chemists
The Importance of Chemistry
Chemists of the Past
Your Home Laboratory
Equipment for Chemistry
Setting Up Your Home Laboratory
Making Apparatus for Experiments
Scientific Measurements
Correct Laboratory Techniques
The Scientific Approach
Mr. Faraday’s Candle
You --- The Scientist!
Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures
Water and Gases
Water – Our Most Important Compound
Oxygen – The Breath of Life
Hydrogen – Lightest of All
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen and Its Compounds
Chlorine – Friend and Foe
Chemical Formulas
Chemical Shorthand
The Periodic Table of the Elements
Acids, Bases, and Salts
The Mysteries of Solutions
Working with Acids
Working with Bases
Salts – Chemicals of Many Uses
Nonmetals
Iodine – Violet or Brown ?
Sulfur and Its Compounds
Silicon – The Element You Step On
Boron – Future Rocket-Power Element ?
Metals
Sodium and Potassium
Calcium – For Building
Let’s Compare Two Metals
Aluminum – In Abundance
Manganese – Metal of Many Colors
We Live in an Age of Iron
Copper – Yesterday, Today
Silver – One of the “Noble” Metals
More About Formulas
Valences and Formulas
Organic Chemistry
Carbon – Element of a Million Compounds
The Chemistry of Carbon Compounds
The Formulas of Carbon Compounds
A
Lot
of Hydrocarbons
Carbohydrates – Sweet and Bland
Many Kinds of Alcohols
Carboxylic Acids
Fats and Oils for Energy
Soap and Soap Making
Proteins – The Body-Building Foods
Colloidal Dispersions
Natural and Artificial Fibers
Plastics – A Modern Giant
Chemical Mathematics
Working Out Chemical Equations
The Future of Chemistry
What’s Ahead in Chemistry ?
Where to Get Chemicals and Equipment
Common Chemicals and Their Formulas
Index