Bay Area Maker Faire: May 19-20, 2007, San Mateo Fairgrounds

Maker Faire Bay Area 2007
Backyard Ballistics

Maker Main Stage , Sunday 2:30 PM
MAKE Booth , Sunday 3:00 PM
MAKE Booth , Sunday 4:00 PM

Get a historical and technological review of potato cannons, air cannons, trebuchets and catapults from the author of "Backyard Ballistics" and "Art of the Catapult."

Web site: http://www.backyard-ballistics.com/

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Type: Presentation

Topic(s): Engineering

Tags: ballistics potato+cannon cannons catapults trebuchets

About the Maker(s)

Bill Gurstelle is an inveterate tinkerer who has been writing best-selling books, lecturing, and providing professional engineering services in the technology industry for the past 25 years.

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