Originally published in 1960. A non-fiction companion volume to the collectible Rick Brant Science-Adventure Series. Fans of the series include a number of Nobel-prize-winning scientists. This reprint includes easy-to-read chapters about codes and ciphers, slingshots and archery, microscopes and radios, tricks and games, and scientific experiments and how to plan a science project.
A non-fiction companion volume to the popular Rick Brant Science-Adventure Series. This reprint of a very hard-to-find title includes easy-to-read chapters about codes and ciphers, slingshots and archery, microscopes and radios, tricks and games, and scientific experiments and how to plan a science project. Please Note: These experiments have not been written with the modern reader in mind. Some may be dangerous and should not be undertaken. The Rick Brant series was written pseudonymously under the name John Blaine from 1946-1968 . Many millions of the books were sold. Rick Brant was a high school boy who lived on an island off the coast of New Jersey. His father was a world-famous scientist. Rick's best friend was Donald "Scotty" Scott and together they have adventures all over the globe usually involving a secret science project of some kind. Originally published in 1960.