Solar Energy Projects for the Evil Genius (Paperback)
FOLLOW THE SUN TO MORE EVIL FUN! Let the sun shine on your evil side - and have a wicked amount of fun on your way to becoming a solar energy master! In this guide, the popular Evil Genius format ramps up your understanding of powerful, important, and environmentally friendly solar energy - and shows you how to build real, practical solar energy projects you can use in your home, yard - even on the road! In Solar Energy Projects for the Evil Genius, high-tech guru Gavin Harper gives you everything you need to build more than 50 thrilling solar energy projects. You’ll find complete, easy-to-follow plans, with clear diagrams and schematics, so you know exactly what’s involved before you begin.Illustrated instructions and plans for 30 amazing pretested solar energy projects that assume no prior experience with energy science Explanations of the science and math behind each project Projects that progress in difficulty - from simple ones that may inspire science fair entries - all the way to converting a real home to solar energy Frustration-factor removal-needed parts are listed, along with sources-plus all the tools you’ll needSolar Energy Projects for the Evil Genius provides you with complete plans, instructions, parts lists, and sources for:Crushed berries solar cell Solar “death ray” Solar powered hot dog cooker Solar furnace Sun-powered refrigerator Camping shower, oven, and more Hot recipes for solar cooking Water purifier Flashlight Garden lights Solar vehicle Environmentally friendly robot Much more!About the Author
Gavin D. J. Harper is the author of 50 Awesome Auto Projects for the Evil Genius, Build Your Own Car PC, and Solar Energy Projects for the Evil Genius (all from McGraw-Hill), and has had work mentioned in the journal Science. Harper holds a BSc. (Hons) Technology from the Open University, has completed an MSc. Architecture: Advanced Environmental & Energy Studies, and is currently undertaking further Postgraduate study with the Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology, Loughborough University.
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Technology Education
Anything I can use in my Tech Ed classrom is worth getting. We need to teach Technology, not just Science!
1.0 out of 5 stars
A Good try for a 19 year old author but sorely lacking in details
Though I must commend the author, who at 19 published this book, for his forward thinking and embrace of diy projects I found this book lacking.
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Don’t waste your time or your money
This book was a tremendous disappointment. The instructions are at best vague and are too general to be of much use to anybody.
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Stimulate Your Brain
This is a fun book for people who like to stimulate their brains and do fun things. Most of the projects can be completed without additional help, except maybe the money to…
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Information
I am thank full to the author for sharing all that knowledge with us. Full of ideas and information on energy that has been around for a while but I was unaware of it.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Use Google instead.
If this book included instructions on how to actually build the projects it discusses, it would be worth buying.
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Just say “NO!” Then say it AGAIN!
According to another reviewer here: “Instructions were incomplete.”
He is being highly charitable.
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Solar Projects
Excellent book. The only one that had exactly the information I was looking for.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Very disappointing.
There was some interesting info about solar power. But, the “Projects” were very weak. Instructions were incomplete.
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Excellent choice for just about anyone
I purchased this Book as a gift for my father. He loves to build things, and I thought introducing him to the wave of the future in engineering through “Solar Energy Projects for…