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Several years ago, a New York high school teacher began using the Internet to post strange-but-true history and science factoids for his students to read. What began as an interesting Web site for students at Chatham High School soon became an internationally recognized page that garnered numerous awards, including Yahoo's Site of the Week. In 2001, some of the stories were assembled into Einstein's Refrigerator, which has been translated into Korean and Chinese.Now comes silliness squared with Lindbergh's Artificial Heart, author Steve Silverman's second collection of offbeat and often hilarious stories that offer a fascinating side of history that's not usually taught in school. o Lindbergh's artificial heart: Few people know it, but the famous aviator spent considerable time working on an artificial heart.o Exploding whale: What did the Oregon Department of Transportation do with a dead whale that washed up on one of its beaches? Suffice it to say their decision to blow it up was quite the blubber blunder.o Nose picking: Delve into the humorous findings of a study of this bad habit conducted by one of our institutions of higher learning.o The fastest charcoal lighter ever: Using liquid oxygen at your family barbecue may speed up the cooking, but it does have it's drawbacks . . . such as the fact that it vaporizes your grill. Carefully researched and frequently laugh-out-loud funny, the entertaining and educational stories within this book's 192 pages-many never before shared on-line or otherwise-will delight students and teachers alike.
Lindbergh's Artificial Heart: More Fascinating True Stories From Einstein's Refrigerator
Lindbergh's Artificial Heart: More Fascinating True Stories From Einstein's Refrigerator Reviews
| 3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:  steve silverman is so cool, By This review is from: Lindbergh's Artificial Heart: More Fascinating True Stories From Einstein's Refrigerator (Paperback) when i read the first one, (einstein's refrigerator) all i could think about was what an awesome science teacher steve silverman must be. he must be so incredibly interesting. now that he put out a second book i wasnt expecting, i am just so glad he is able to share his stories with me.if you love trivia or just interesting random facts/stories, you'll adore this book. i do. 1 of 2 people found the following review helpful: I wish I had a science teacher as cool in high school, By This review is from: Lindbergh's Artificial Heart: More Fascinating True Stories From Einstein's Refrigerator (Paperback) Science to me as a history major is just alot of math, and then some good stuff behind it, but you have to pass the math first (which I could never do). These stories were hilarious, and showed me that science could be interesting if presented correctly. This past semester I took my first science course in 6 years - Intro to Physics! Like Steve Silverman, I have a professor who is hiliarious and makes the topics interesting enough that I muddle through the math to get to the good stuff. Here's to an excellent book that with humor has inspired many! 4 of 7 people found the following review helpful: Stevie "The Rock" Silverman is SO COOL!, By Rand Macnally (USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: Lindbergh's Artificial Heart: More Fascinating True Stories From Einstein's Refrigerator (Paperback) When I was in 9th grade I was told by my teacher to read a book of non-ficiton. I spent minutes in the library searching for the perfect book. Suddenly I came upon Einstein's Fridge. I was stunned. I though this was great. Abook that seemd good and would take no time to read. Also it is known to little I could just make up the stories to my teacher and she wouldn't know. It was at this time that I found out that the book was written by a teacher in my school, Steve Silverman. I didn't realy know who he was, but by his book I could imagine he was the coolest. For months all I did was carry aroung his book dreaming of the day I could neet him. Finally the day came. When I walked into class on the first day of school I was nervouse. When it came time to go to Silverman's class I was nervouse. Walking into the room a sense of astonishment came over me. The first time I layed eyes on Stevie I almost fanted. COuld hardly imagine that this adonis would be my... Read more |
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