Philosophy
Nearly fifty years ago this television commercial aired for the legendary toy science manufacturer A. C. Gilbert. That was a unique era of science sets especially for chemistry. This commercial covers microscopes, physics sets, chemistry sets, telescopes, and erector sets. Those days will never be again.
A. C. Gilbert "U-238 Atomic Energy Lab"
Chemistry sets...back?
New Book..."Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments..."
The home chemist...long gone
- Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Laboratory Redux
An excerpt from A. C. Gilbert's autobiography: The Man Who Lives In Paradise... The most spectacular of our new educational toys was the Gilbert Atomic Energy Laboratory. This was a top job, the result of much experimentation and hard...
- Chemistry Books Of The Past..."the Golden Book Of Chemistry Experiments" And "the Boy Chemist"
The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments, written by Robert Brent and illustrated by Harry Lazarus, is a 1960s children's book that tells kids how they can set up a home chemistry lab to conduct simple chemistry experiments. Supposedly the US government...
- "chemistry Or Physics Set In Your Past" Poll
Did you have a chemistry or physics set in your past? Yes...3 No...1 Not quite the same as the old days. Tis a pity for the one who voted "No"...missed opportunity to experiment beyond the manual: Obnoxious odors, explosive gasses, acid/alkali burns,...
- Chemistry Sets...back?
Dangerous Book for Boys A new British book and related science kits are on the market and proving to be very popular. Will it work? Well, it can't mirror the old chemistry sets of A. C. Gilbert or Porter. Furthermore, one wonders if this isn't...
- A. C. Gilbert "u-238 Atomic Energy Lab"
Science can yield technologies that can grease the economic wheel--so can an old science toy: The A. C. Gilbert "U-238 Atomic Energy Lab" issued in 1951. The A. C. Gilbert chemistry sets were enormously popular and existing sets do command a premium but...
Philosophy
A. C. Gilbert--1960 commercial
Nearly fifty years ago this television commercial aired for the legendary toy science manufacturer A. C. Gilbert. That was a unique era of science sets especially for chemistry. This commercial covers microscopes, physics sets, chemistry sets, telescopes, and erector sets. Those days will never be again.
A. C. Gilbert "U-238 Atomic Energy Lab"
Chemistry sets...back?
New Book..."Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments..."
The home chemist...long gone
- Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Laboratory Redux
An excerpt from A. C. Gilbert's autobiography: The Man Who Lives In Paradise... The most spectacular of our new educational toys was the Gilbert Atomic Energy Laboratory. This was a top job, the result of much experimentation and hard...
- Chemistry Books Of The Past..."the Golden Book Of Chemistry Experiments" And "the Boy Chemist"
The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments, written by Robert Brent and illustrated by Harry Lazarus, is a 1960s children's book that tells kids how they can set up a home chemistry lab to conduct simple chemistry experiments. Supposedly the US government...
- "chemistry Or Physics Set In Your Past" Poll
Did you have a chemistry or physics set in your past? Yes...3 No...1 Not quite the same as the old days. Tis a pity for the one who voted "No"...missed opportunity to experiment beyond the manual: Obnoxious odors, explosive gasses, acid/alkali burns,...
- Chemistry Sets...back?
Dangerous Book for Boys A new British book and related science kits are on the market and proving to be very popular. Will it work? Well, it can't mirror the old chemistry sets of A. C. Gilbert or Porter. Furthermore, one wonders if this isn't...
- A. C. Gilbert "u-238 Atomic Energy Lab"
Science can yield technologies that can grease the economic wheel--so can an old science toy: The A. C. Gilbert "U-238 Atomic Energy Lab" issued in 1951. The A. C. Gilbert chemistry sets were enormously popular and existing sets do command a premium but...