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Equal parts educational, challenging, and entertaining, there’s nothing quite like giving a child a quality science toy with the hopes of sparking an interest in one of many useful scientific fields.

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Tim Rowett is an avid collector of science-related toys. Robert P Crease and son drop in to play with them The wow factor: Tim Rowett, collector of scientific toys. “I have a low boredom threshold,” ...

There isn't any definitive study showing that giving a child certain toys will guarantee he or she will grow up to be a rocket scientist. But there is evidence suggesting that simple toys -- think ...

Ask scientists of a certain age about their childhood memories, and odds are they’ll start yarning about the stink bombs and gunpowder they concocted with their chemistry sets. Dangerous? Yes, but fun ...

Since when were science toys just for boys? Every time a girl sees a shelf of science-related toys under a sign that says "boys", she is being told that the world thinks science is not for her. By ...

Explore the favorite childhood toys of renowned scientists and their lasting impact on creativity and careers. Discover asked a number of distinguished science folks what toys they most enjoyed, both ...