Uncle John's Facts to Go Mad Science

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference, Almanacs & Trivia, Curiosities & Wonders, Trivia, Entertainment, Humour & Comedy, General Humour

• Author: Bathroom Readers' Institute
• ISBN: 9781626861596
• Publisher: Portable Press
• Publication: January 1, 2014
• Imprint: Portable Press
• Language: English

Take a fascinating quantum leap into the fun side of science.

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!