Neil Ardley

Text and pictures introduce musical instruments from early times to the present--from pipes and flutes to electronic synthesizers.

Includes projects for constructing simple measuring instruments, instructions on the use of metric units, and activities for making measurements.

Suggested activities illustrate the properties of air and how air can be used to make things fly.

Explains the characteristics and transmission of sound, musical and otherwise, and suggests related activities.

Suggests experiments to illustrate some basic chemistry principles.

Text and numerous detailed illustrations introduce and explain the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines. Includes new material about digital technology.