《Backyard Ballistics》是2012年出版的圖書，作者是Gurstelle, William
基本介紹
- 外文名：Backyard Ballistics
- 作者：William Gurstelle
- 出版時間：2012年9月
- 頁數：240 頁
- ISBN：9781613740644
- 定價：19.15 美元
內容簡介
This best-selling DIY handbook now features new and expanded projects, enabling ordinary folks to construct 16 awesome ballistic devices in their garage or basement workshops using inexpensive household or hardware store materials and this step-by-step guide. Clear instructions, diagrams, and photographs show how to build projects ranging from the simple match-powered rocket to the more complex tabletop catapult and the offbeat Cincinnati fire kite. The classic potato cannon has a new evil twin -- the piezo-electric spud gun and the electromagnetic pipe gun has joined the company of such favourites as the tennis ball mortar.
With a strong emphasis on safety, the book also gives tips on troubleshooting, explains the physics behind the projects, and profiles scientists and extraordinary experimenters such as Alfred Nobel, Robert Goddard, and Isaac Newton. This book will be indispensable for the legions of backyard toy-rocket launchers and fireworks fanatics who wish every day was the fourth of July. （原文）
