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The Chemistry and History of Explosives

By: Simon Quellen Field

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The Chemistry and History of Explosives

By: Simon Quellen Field

Black powder, the world's first chemical explosive, was originally developed during the Tang dynasty in China.It was a crude mixture at first, but over time chemists discovered the optimum proportion of sulfur, charcoal, and nitrates, as well as the best way to mix them for a complete and powerful reaction. Author and chemistry buff Simon Quellen Field takes readers on a decades-long journey through the history of things that go boom, from the early days of black powder to today's modern plastic explosives. Not just the who, when, and why, but also the how. How did Chinese alchemists come to create black powder? What accidents led to the discovery of high explosives? How do explosives actually work on a molecular scale? Boom! The Chemistry and History of Explosives reviews the original papers and patents written by the chemists who invented them, to shed light on their development, to explore the consequences of their use for good and ill, and to give the reader a basic understanding of the chemistry that makes them possible.

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1613738080

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9781613738085

Gut Reactions

The Science of Weight Gain and Loss

By: Simon Quellen Field

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Gut Reactions

The Science of Weight Gain and Loss

By: Simon Quellen Field

How much do you really know about how the human body works and how it reacts to food, exercise, nutrition, and the environment? While most people have read about at least one fad diet, they're left wondering about the greater biochemistry, psychology, sociology, and physiology of the obesity crisis in the United States. Gut Reactions by chemist Simon Quellen Field shows readers how their bodies react to food and the environment and how their brains affect what and how much they eat. It reveals why some diets work for some people but not for others, based on genetics, previous weight history, brain chemistry, environmental cues, and social pressures. It explores how dozens of hormones affect hunger and satiety and interact with the brain and the gut to regulate feeding behavior. And it explains the addictive nature of foods that interact with the same dopamine and opioid receptors in the brain as cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, and nicotine. Whether you're looking to lose weight, put on muscle mass, or simply understand how your metabolism or gut microbiome impact your food cravings, Simon Quellen Field has the scientific answers for you.

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1641600039

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9781641600033

Culinary Reactions

The Everyday Chemistry of Cooking

By: Simon Quellen Field

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Culinary Reactions

The Everyday Chemistry of Cooking

By: Simon Quellen Field

When you're cooking, you're a chemist! Every time you follow or modify a recipe, you are experimenting with acids and bases, emulsions and suspensions, gels and foams. In your kitchen you denature proteins, crystallize compounds, react enzymes with substrates, and nurture desired microbial life while suppressing harmful bacteria and fungi. And unlike in a laboratory, you can eat your experiments to verify your hypotheses. In Culinary Reactions, author Simon Quellen Field turns measuring cups, stovetop burners, and mixing bowls into graduated cylinders, Bunsen burners, and beakers. How does altering the ratio of flour, sugar, yeast, salt, butter, and water affect how high bread rises? Why is whipped cream made with nitrous oxide rather than the more common carbon dioxide? And why does Hollandaise sauce call for “clarified” butter? This easy-to-follow primer even includes recipes to demonstrate the concepts being discussed, including: &· Whipped Creamsicle Topping—a foam &· Cherry Dream Cheese—a protein gel &· Lemonade with Chameleon Eggs—an acid indicator

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1569769605

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9781569769607

Why Is Milk White?

& 200 Other Curious Chemistry Questions

By: Alexa Coelho,Simon Quellen Field

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Why Is Milk White?

& 200 Other Curious Chemistry Questions

By: Alexa Coelho,Simon Quellen Field

When it comes to chemistry, most kids have more questions than answers. Why do you get cavities when you eat too much sugar? How does sun block protect your skin from getting a sunburn? What makes soda so fizzy? And why do you need antifreeze in your car? Teenager Alexa Coelho quizzed her neighbor, chemist Simon Field, with hundreds of perplexing questions, and now she has the answers. Field covers a wide variety of concepts from simple to complex, but always with straightforward, easy-to-understand explanations. And for those readers who want to see chemistry in action, Why Is Milk White? also includes a dozen unique experiments to try at home. Lift latent fingerprints from a &“crime scene&” using super glue (for a glass or smooth surface) or iodine (for paper). Hollow out the zinc interior of a penny using muriatic acid, leaving only a thin copper shell. Conduct a paper chromatography experiment to separate food coloring into its component dyes. Or use easy-to-find chemicals to create plastic &“slime,&” Silly Putty, or a bouncing ball. This book is the perfect resource for budding scientists everywhere.

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311

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1613744552

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Return of Gonzo Gizmos

More Projects & Devices to Channel Your Inner Geek

By: Simon Quellen Field

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Return of Gonzo Gizmos

More Projects & Devices to Channel Your Inner Geek

By: Simon Quellen Field

Organized by scientific topic, most of the devices in this collection of 20 projects can be built using common household products or components. Each experiment contains illustrated step-by-step instructions with photographs and diagrams that make construction easy.

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1556526105

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9781556526107

Electronics for Artists

Adding Light, Motion, and Sound to Your Artwork

By: Simon Quellen Field

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Electronics for Artists

Adding Light, Motion, and Sound to Your Artwork

By: Simon Quellen Field

Not all artists want to create static, unilluminated works to hang on a wall, and with Electronics for Artists, they don't have to. With today's modern technology-LEDs, servo motors, motion sensors, speakers, and more-artwork can incorporate elements of light, sound, and motion for dramatic effects. Author and educator Simon Quellen Field has developed a primer for creative individuals looking for new ways to express themselves though electronically enhanced art. Following step-by-step examples of basic circuitry and programming, even a novice reader will develop the skills necessary to enhance their works. Demonstration projects then give artists a chance to build and program a more efficient light dimmer, randomly flashing LEDs using an integrated circuit, a controlled servo motor, and more. The book even includes art projects to try, include a bouquet of glowing flowers; an LED metronome; a talking computer; Cecil, a sensile robot; and Rover, a simple wheeled robot. A variety of artistic works created by Field's students and based on these open-ended lessons are also included to provide creative sparks for the readers. For those interested in programming their circuits, Field explores the basics of Energia, a free software package, and provides simple programs to create flashing light patterns, computer controlled motors, and LCD text displays. Simon Field is the author of Why Is Milk White?, Culinary Reactions, Why There's Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste, and Gonzo Gizmos, and is the creator of the popular Web site www.scitoys.com.

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1613730179

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9781613730171

Gonzo Gizmos

Projects & Devices to Channel Your Inner Geek

By: Simon Quellen Field

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Gonzo Gizmos

Projects & Devices to Channel Your Inner Geek

By: Simon Quellen Field

Step-by-step instructions to building more than 30 fascinating devices are included in this book for workbench warriors and grown-up geeks. Detailed illustrations and diagrams explain how to construct a simple radio with a soldering iron, a few basic circuits, and three shiny pennies. Instructions are included for a rotary steam engine that requires a candle, a soda can, a length of copper tubing, and just 15 minutes. To use optics to roast a hot dog, no electricity or stove is required, just a flexible plastic mirror, a wooden box, a little algebra, and a sunny day. Also included are experiments most science teachers probably never demonstrated, such as magnets that levitate in midair, metals that melt in hot water, a Van de Graaff generator made from a pair of empty soda cans, and lasers that transmit radio signals. Every experiment is followed by an explanation of the applicable physics or chemistry.

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1569766789

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9781569766781

Culinary Reactions

The Everyday Chemistry of Cooking

By: Simon Quellen Field

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The Everyday Chemistry of Cooking

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Gonzo Gizmos

Projects & Devices to Channel Your Inner Geek

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Gonzo Gizmos

Projects & Devices to Channel Your Inner Geek

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Electronics for Artists

Adding Light, Motion, and Sound to Your Artwork

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Adding Light, Motion, and Sound to Your Artwork

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1613730144

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Return of Gonzo Gizmos

More Projects & Devices to Channel Your Inner Geek

By: Simon Quellen Field

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Return of Gonzo Gizmos

More Projects & Devices to Channel Your Inner Geek

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Book's by Simon Quellen Field

Boom!

Boom!

Gut Reactions

Gut Reactions

Culinary Reactions

Culinary Reactions

Why Is Milk White?

Why Is Milk White?

Return of Gonzo Gizmos

Return of Gonzo Gizmos

Electronics for Artists

Electronics for Artists

Gonzo Gizmos

Gonzo Gizmos

Culinary Reactions

Culinary Reactions

Gonzo Gizmos

Gonzo Gizmos

Electronics for Artists

Electronics for Artists

Return of Gonzo Gizmos

Return of Gonzo Gizmos

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