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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Gurstelle, William. Practical pyromaniac. Chicago : Chicago Review Press, 2011 (DLC) 2010053910 (OCoLC)690086844 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
William Gurstelle |
ISBN: | 9781569768860 1569768862 9781569768884 1569768889 |
OCLC Number: | 733913861 |
Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 212 pages) : illustrations |
Contents: | Keeping safety in mind -- The flame tube -- The first lights -- The one-candlepower engine -- The fire drill -- The burning ring of fire -- The hydrogen generator and the oxygenizer -- Exploding bubbles -- The fire piston -- The arc light -- Fireproof cloth and cold fire -- The extincteur -- The photometer -- Thermocouples -- Technicolor flames -- The fire tornado -- Great balls of fire. |
Responsibility: | William Gurstelle. |
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Abstract:
"Combining science, history, and DIY pyrotechnics, this book for the workbench warrior explains humankind's most useful and paradoxical tool: fire. William Gurstelle, author of the bestselling Backyard Ballistics, presents 25 projects with instructions, diagrams, photos, and links to video demonstrations that enable people of all ages to explore and safely play with fire. From Franklin's stove to Diesel's engine, explosive and fascinating tales are told of the great pyromaniacs who scientifically revealed the mysteries of fire such as "Gunpowder" Joseph Priestly, who discovered oxygen; Antoine Lavoisier, the father of chemistry; and Humphrey Davy, whose chemical discoveries and fiery inventions saved thousands of lives. By following the directions inside, the curious can replicate these breakthrough scientists' experiments and inventions from the simply fascinating one-candlepower engine to the nearly magical fire piston and an incredible tornado of fire"--
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