Customer Reviews

Thank you for a REAL FUN chemistry book - By: G. Bailey, 01 Aug 2008
The author, Mr. Thompson, obviously loves the subject, & yes, darn it, chemistry should be "fun", a little dangerous & educational.
I share the author's lament over the passing of a "proper" chemistry set. The one I had as a kid contained all the "no-no's" (or should I say KNO, KNO3!)
In that day you could go to the chemist & buy all manner of chemicals "off the shelf".
At school we made rockets (after school hours, I had a terrific Chemistry Master.....
Now my Son wants to learn, we home ed.... this book gives me the chance to "teach" or better "inspire" him:- That I did already, demonstrating the oxidizing qualities of KMnO4, innitially he smuggly goes yeah and.... then quite soon it's wow, how the heck did that happen?
With the chemistry sets of today you take two or more chemicals, mix them together & go "um er what's supposed to happen", as the chemicals just sit there, or if you are lucky change color!
An experiment has to DO something tangible. Thank you for a great book!

On an offside as it seems that we are being treated more & more like halfwits, perhaps we could have a "for dummies" line of chemistry sets, & then have a range that are designed for the responsible, & wanna b edjucaited majority!!