There was a magic half hour in television when a goodly audience composed about equally of adults and children shunned the cowboy movies, puppet shows and adventures in outer space. This was the time of "Mr. Wizard" and his young colleagues, Willy Watson and Betsy Taylor. Theirs was a "captive" audience - captivated by the wonders of the everyday world which "Mr. Wizard" explains so clearly and demonstrates so dramatically.'The "wizard" was Don Herbert and his wizardry consisted in showing that science can be fun! Now, for the first time in print, Don Herbert allows his following to perform along with him the best of his experiments in science.In Mr. Wizard's Science Secrets, Don Herbert and the Popular Mechanics Press join to bring you a book of home experiments guarantees to explain and mystify your friends and more important to give hours of fun-coated education to your boy or girl.Using the simplest of materials and ingredients , many of them now in your kitchen , you can be your own Mr. Wizard. Turn wine into water … pop popcorn with shows radiant energy … blow up a balloon inside a bottle … cause spectacular (but entirely safe) explosions …. fashion musical instruments from bottles, pins and soda straws …. make your own home telegraph and telephone systems …. cause water from a faucet to mend mysteriously … make mothballs dance … perform hundreds more fascinating tricks.Mr. Wizard's Science Secrets is the perfect gift book for children of all ages. The experiments have been approved for educators and scientists, but more important, they have been applauded by youngsters themselves.