Picture of author.

William Gurstelle

Autor(a) de Backyard Ballistics

13 Works 1,968 Membros 17 Críticas

About the Author

William Gurstelle is a professional engineer who has been building model catapults and ballistic devices for more than 30 years. He is also a contributing editor at Popular Science, a columnist for Make magazine, and a frequent contributor to the Atlantic, Maxim, Wired, and other national magazines.

Obras por William Gurstelle

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1956-03-29
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
United States of America

Fatal error: Call to undefined function isLitsy() in /var/www/html/inc_magicDB.php on line 425
Named to Wired Magazine’s Smart List, William Gurstelle is a bestselling author, DIY expert, and professional speaker. The author of Backyard Ballistics, Absinthe and Flamethrowers, and seven other books, he is recognized for his particular talent for making science and technology accessible, intriguing, and – most of all – fun to all readers and audiences. Having sold more nearly half a million books, he is one of the world’s most widely read authors on science and technology.

The co-producer of the Emmy nominated PBS television show Make: Television, William also has a recurring on-air role in the series. In addition, he is a letterhead-listed contributing editor for Popular Mechanics and Make Magazine and is a frequent contributor to Wired.

He has been heard on NPR’s Science Friday, Weekend Edition with Scott Simon, and has made numerous appearances on History Channel, Discovery Channel, Tech TV, and CNN.

William and his books have been profiled in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The London Daily Telegraph, Popular Mechanics, USA Today, and scores of other newspapers and magazines.

http://www.williamgurstelle.com/about...

Membros

Críticas

Backyard Ballistics is a book that explores physics through DIY projects. The main focus is on making the projects. The underlying physics is explained in the book along with step-by-step instructions on building these items. It also has troubleshooting points with things that can go wrong and how to combat those things. On the other hand, the book has few equations and all of the units are imperial rather than metric. However, in this case, it might be better for all involved. Engineers are practical. It isn’t necessary to go into SI units if the audience is American. In that same vein, it wasn’t necessary to put a fluid dynamics equation in the book if you are just making a model rocket.

William Gurstelle goes in-depth on each project. He brings up the materials needed and covers the history of the physics involved as well. For example, when talking about building a Sublimator, Gurstelle goes into the history of making Dry Ice. Each project has a timeline talking about how that invention was developed.

The only unfortunate part about writing a review on this is that there isn’t really a lot to say on this book. Although the book does touch on the theoretical the main focus is on practical projects and things to make. If you enjoy making things or if that is how you learn, then you will appreciate the hands-on approach.
… (mais)
 
Assinalado
Floyd3345 | 7 outras críticas | Sep 19, 2019 |
I bought this book to use in an after school science enrichment class I teach. It did not disappoint, the kids thought all my exploding stuff was great. Along the way they also learned terms like exothermic and velocity. Pretty decent for elementary school. Plus? Now I'm the coolest mom in school. :-D
 
Assinalado
cookierooks | 7 outras críticas | Nov 16, 2016 |
There is a narrative to put the activities in context.
 
Assinalado
themulhern | 1 outra crítica | Sep 25, 2016 |

You May Also Like

Estatísticas

Obras
13
Membros
1,968
Popularidade
#13,064
Avaliação
3.8
Críticas
17
ISBN
57
Línguas
2

Tabelas & Gráficos