Amateur Scientist CD box set

[Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>]

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To quote:

The Amateur Scientist 2.0 Science Fair Edition boxed CD set contains
the complete collection - 73 years of articles from Scientific American
magazine's legendary column "The Amateur Scientist", plus a second
Software Library CD with shareware and freeware programs to feed the
passion of any science nut.  With over 1,100 projects to challenge science
enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels, each rated by cost, potential
hazard, and difficulty, this is the ultimate resource for anyone
interested in home-based science.  And if that's not enough, it also
contains over 1000 bonus pages of additional how-to science techniques
that never appeared in Scientific American. Think science fair students,
hobbyists of all ages, and home-schoolers!  Fully text-searchable and
packaged in an attractive case. This remarkable browser-based product
runs seamlessly on every platform.Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Unix.

Included:

"The Amateur Astronomer"-- Complete: Every one of "The Amateur Astronomer"
and "The Amateur Telescope Maker" columns by Albert Ingalls.

"The Amateur Scientist"-- Complete: Every one of "The Amateur Scientist"
columns of Albert Ingalls, C. L. Stong, Jearl Walker and Shawn Carlson as
well as all guest authors, through 1999. Many of these articles will be
amended and corrected with detailed commentary by Shawn Carlson and
invited writers.

"Procedures in Experimental Physics" - THE classic Text on Instrument
Building: by John Strong, a much sought-after reference on experimental
physics and instrument making.

Special Commentary: by Shawn Carlson to provide key insights on some of
the more popular projects.

TechBanners: Detailed additional technical information to supplement
individual topics.

History of the Column: A brief history of the column and the people who
wrote it.

A full search capability: Users will be able to search for words or
phrases anywhere in the text.   Users will also be able select projects by
subject, age suitability, cost, hazard level, relationship to other
projects, and other criteria.