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Mr. Wizard's Science Secrets

by Don Herbert

This is a educational book designed to help young readers to conduct scientific experiments. There are 14 different science demonstrations. There are black and white photographs, as well as drawings by Robert A. Barker. This book was originally published in 1952. The first edition was a Black book with red dust cover. A "Second Printing" was released a year later. There are three different versions of this second edition, the first had a greenish-blue cover, with a similar red dust jacket, the front flap says $3.00, while the back flap does not list a price. The second with a blueish-green cover, with yellow dust jacket featuring Don Herbert looking through a illustrated television at various science devises it said $3.00 on the front flap, while the back said $2.50. The third version was Greyish-brown cover, with blue dust jacket, Don holding a electrical devise, it had a price of 2.95 on the back flap. A blueish-green version, with bluish gree dust jacket was released in 1961, as the "Eleventh Printing". In 1965 the book got a "New and Revised Edition" in with additions by Dr. Alexander Joseph, it also featured new illustrations by Vivian Berger. Don Herbert wrote a similarily themed book in 1959 called "Mr. Wizard's Experiments for Young Scientists" with new experiments. A video activity kit, also had the name "Mr. Wizard's Science Secrets: Kit 1001", it featured footage from the "Mr. Wizard's World" television show. Publication History from 11th printing, and Revised Edition: * First Edition, October 1952 * Second Printing, December 1952 * Third Printing, September 1953 * Fourth Printing, December 1954 * Fifth Printing, September 1955 * Sixth Printing, September 1956 * Seventh Printing, October 1956 * Eighth Printing, September 1957 * Ninth Printing, April 1958 * Tenth Printing, January 1960 * Eleventh Printing, April 1961 * "New And Revised Edition" November 1965 {Hawthorn Books Inc} * 1968 First Cadmus Edition, Revisions by Dr. Alexander Joseph, Blue cover with Don holding device, no dust jacket