Stwertka, Eve

Discusses how refrigeration and air conditioning work.

Discusses the horrible effects of industrial pollution and industrial waste on human beings and their environment.

Explains the basic properties of water, as well as how it is treated and piped to and from the home.

Discusses the development and operation of microscopes, how to make slides, and the technique to use in studying them.

Traces the development of psychoanalysis through the work of Sigmund Freud and contrasts it with more recent schools of psychotherapy.

Shows how energy in the form of electricity does a variety of tasks in and around the home. Readers learn to conduct their own experiments in making electricity.