Originally published in 1960. A non-fiction companion volume to the collectible Rick Brant Science-Adventure Series. Fans of the series include a number of Nobel-prize-winning scientists. This reprint includes easy-to-read chapters about codes and ciphers, slingshots and archery, microscopes and radios, tricks and games, and scientific experiments and how to plan a science project. The Rick Brant series was written pseudonymously under the name John Blaine from 1946-1968. Many millions of the books were sold. Rick Brant was a high school boy who lived on an island off the coast of New Jersey. His father was a world-famous scientist. Rick's best friend was Donald "Scotty" Scott and together they have adventures all over the globe usually involving a secret science project of some kind. Please Note: The experiments in the book have not been written with the modern reader in mind. Some may be dangerous and should not be undertaken.