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Maker Faire Bay Area 2008
What Happened to the Chemistry Set?
Maker Shed Author Demo Area
, Saturday 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM (following his presentation on the Make Demo stage)
Maker Main Stage (Fiesta)
, Sunday 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Maker Shed Author Demo Area
, Sunday 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM (following his presentation on the Maker Main Stage)
| Location: Maker Shed |
The author of the "Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments" examines the decline of the chemistry set and explains how to set up and use a home chemistry lab and conduct experiments in basic chemistry. You can find Robert in the Maker Shed, and he'll also be appearing on the Maker Main Stage as well as the Make Demo stage.
Web site: http://store.makezine.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=9780596514921
Topic(s): Science
Tags: chemistry diyscience makebooks
About the Maker(s)
Robert Thompson Coauthor of Building the Perfect PC, Astronomy Hacks, and the Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders. He spends most clear, moonless nights outdoors with his 10-inch Dobsonian reflector telescope, hunting down faint fuzzies, and is currently designing a larger truss-tube Dobsonian (computerized, of course) that he plans to build.
