Caveman Chemistry
by Kevin M. Dunn · first published 2003
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Idiosyncratic and irreverent, <i>Caveman Chemistry</i> is like no other chemistry textbook. It is authored not only by Kevin Dunn but also four figments of his imagination who have leapt from mind to mind down through history and do their best to make the leap out of the book and into yours. You learn the history of chemical technology through a series of hands-on projects that demand that you get your hands dirty making things from scratch: fire, paper, glass, soap, batteries, photographs, polyester, and others. The book does not shy away from potentially dangerous projects like making gunpow
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Kevin Dunn's "Caveman Chemistry"[1] is a fun book. Instructions for tinkerers "for making bronze from metal ores; glass from sand, ashes, and limestone; paper from grass or straw; soap from fat; alcohol from honey; photographs from…
on “What Books Could Be Used to Rebuild Civilization?” ↗Tried a few links and found them broken. For example, Dunn's book on soap making. Nonetheless, Googled it: https://www.amazon.com/Scientific-Soapmaking-Chemistry-Cold-... The lead me to his Caveman Chemistry book on Amazon as well: https://www.amazon.com/Caveman-Chemistry-Projects-Creation-P...
on “The old Caveman Chemistry website (1996-2000)” ↗