Magnetic Fun and Facts

Gilbert introduced his first magnetism set in 1923 and produced variations through the 1950s. By coincidence, A.C. Gilbert could trace his ancestory to William Gilbert (1544-1603), the English physician whose De Magnete was the first modern study of magnetism in nature. Magnetic Fun and Facts encouraged playful exploration. No theory is required to discover the significant properties of this most fundamental of nature’s forces.

In 2008, 85 years after the introduction of Magnetic Fun and Facts, Alex Kronman redesigned the Gilbert magnet experiments to preserve the tradition of curious exploration for a new generation of young hands.