Fireworks! Pyrotechnics on Display

By: Norman D. Anderson and Walter R. Brown

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Synopsis: From the Book Jacket: Bursts of colored lights exploding in the night sky... one spectacular eruption after the other. What could be more glorious than a fireworks display? Whether it is the Fourth of July or some other special occasion, fireworks have been the means of celebrating for hundreds of years in countries all around the world. Come find out about fireworks-what it takes to make them (gunpowder), how they were invented (the Chinese usually get credit), the different kinds (do you know what a gerbe is?), what a fire works factory is like (no synthetic clothing). And the story has to include the disasters caused by fireworks. They are dangerous, and there are laws about the manufacture and sale of them. Tips about photographing fireworks are also offered. About the Authors NORMAN D. ANDERSON is Professor of Science Education at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. WALTER R. BROWN lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he taught junior high school science for several years. Both Dr. Anderson and Dr. Brown received their Ph.D.'s in science education at Ohio State University and they have been writing books together since their graduate student days. They are co authors of a science textbook series that is used in middle and junior high schools throughout the country. They recently collaborated on Halley's Comet, and have done several books in the Historical Catastrophes Series.