How to Do Chemical Tricks

For every kid who ever mixed baking soda and vinegar and felt like a wizard, this vintage guide to chemical magic is a time capsule of old-fashioned wonder. A.T. Anderson wrote this book for the young showman in all of us, the reader who wants to baffle friends and family with impossible-sounding effects that somehow actually work. The experiments range from smoke and color changes to mechanical marvels, each one explained with clear, friendly prose that demystifies the science without draining the fun. What makes this book endure is its spirit: it's not a textbook, it's a permission slip to get your hands dirty with phosphorescent liquids and fizzing reactions in the name of pure, kid-headed entertainment. Some of the chemistry has dated, but the joy hasn't.