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Hans Jürgen Press
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| Play That Makes You Smart |
| Spiel - das Wissen schafft |
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A rich sourcebook of experiments involving nature and technology, the original edition of the classic book features 400 experiments that illustrate the laws of nature and different aspects of the plant and animal worlds. All are easy to carry out using simple materials. The original black-and-white illustrations give this best-selling book its own unique charm.
The following topics are included: astronomy; experiments with plants; chemistry; electricity and currents, magnetism; air, heat, cold and ice; experiments with liquids; molecular forces; gravity and inertia; sonic waves and sound; light; perceptual illusions; nature and technology; and observing nature in different environments. |
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The Author: |
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Hans Jürgen Press was born in a small village in Masuria in 1926. From a very young age, he was interested in biological interactions and physical laws. With the help of a jam jar, a colander and a magnifying glass, he began to explore nature and unravel the mysteries of everyday life. At the age of five, he began to draw, and was soon able to produce caricatures of the people who entered his father's shop. In 1948, he moved to Hamburg, where he produced cartoons and childrens drawings for domestic and foreign journals, and studied at the University for Fine Arts. From 1953 on, he worked for the news magazine "Stern," in which the first stories about "Little Mister Jacob" were published in 1960. Hans Jürgen Press also designed several books dealing with playful series of experiments related to nature and technology, and his suspenseful detective stories "The Adventures of the 'Black Hand'" have come to be regarded as children's classics. Hans Press died on 19 October 2002 in Hamburg. |
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