[azasadny]

I got a kit from Radio Shack back in 1970 or so that had a bunch of electrical projects in a wooden box that looked like a briefcase. There were coiled springs connected to a circuit board and a bunch of short wires that you connected to make each project work. It was cool and got me interested in this type of work. I had chemistry sets back when they included sulfuric acid, nitric acid, etc... and were capable of doing some great experiments. My basement looked like a mad scientist's place!