Donald E. Simanek

Donald is emeritus professor of physics at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania. Visit his pages of science, pseudoscience, and humor: www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek.

Author of these Magazine Articles

The Penetrating Magnets Illusion
Magnets are fascinating things, and they behave in unexpected ways. I will show you a little-known property of magnets, which actually allows them to pass through one another.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 15: Music page 166

Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
Martin Gardner's mathemagic.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 13: Magic page 174

Mathemagician
At 92, philosopher Martin Gardner is still exploring the perplexities of math, science, mystery, and magic.
In Maker from MAKE: 12: Upload page 80

Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
Putting a spin on a puzzle.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 12: Upload page 188

Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
Friction. There's the rub.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 11: Alt Vehicles page 169

Toolbox
The best tools, software, publications, and websites. Plus: Favorite Things as chosen by the bike-crazed editors of Momentum magazine.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 11: Alt Vehicles page 174

Toolbox
Get started in electronics, eliminate red eye the old-school way, and touch up your walls with the screw of a lid.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 10: Home Electronics page 168

Reinventing the Square Wheel
Unlimited allure: the perennial search for perpetual motion.
From MAKE: 09: Fringe page 70

Toolbox
Read about crop circles, make your own temporary tattoos, and take crystal-clear photos with a circular polarizing filter.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 09: Fringe page 172

Photographer for these Magazine Articles

Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
Martin Gardner's mathemagic.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 13: Magic page 174

Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
Putting a spin on a puzzle.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 12: Upload page 188

Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
Friction. There's the rub.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 11: Alt Vehicles page 169

Illustrator for these Magazine Articles

The Penetrating Magnets Illusion
Magnets are fascinating things, and they behave in unexpected ways. I will show you a little-known property of magnets, which actually allows them to pass through one another.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 15: Music page 166

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