Whizz Pop Bang was launched in August 2015, following a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign. Physics graduate and science communicator Jenny Inglis set up Launchpad Publishing in order to create a top-quality, gender-neutral, advert-free magazine for families everywhere, including her own three children, who are always more than happy to test experiments and activities at home!
Over the last few years, Launchpad Publishing has grown to become a close-knit team of passionate writers, editors, customer service superstars, communicators, data managers and designers, not to mention our fabulously creative illustrator, Clive Goodyer. Together, we’re hugely proud to be delivering awesome, inspirational science magazines to tens of thousands of families and schools each month.
Hello! I’m the Founder and Chief Experimenter! I have a degree in physics and a passion for inspiring more kids into science. I used to be a science presenter on Blue Peter!
Hi! I’m Tammy – a biology whizz! I work closely with Jenny to decide what to write about each month.
Hi, I’m Tara! It's my job to come up with fun stuff for our readers to make and do. I love my telescope and spotting the ISS!
I’m very proud to be part of the Whizz Pop Bang team! Children come up with the BEST who, what, when, why, hows… and I love the challenge of answering them in just 100 words!
Joe is our animal expert who knows the kind of things kids want to learn about, from rhino poo to tree frog mucus!
Greetings! I’m Clive, the illustrator and creator of Whizz Pop Bang’s science-loving characters! I’ve got a cartoon mind!
Hello! My job is to make sure there's loads of colourful WHIZZ, POP and BANG on every page of this awesome magazine!
Hi! I’m Sylvie. Chemistry and engineering are my subjects, and I’m a data whizz too – making sure that Whizz Pop Bang is delivered to all the right kids
Hi readers, I'm Kirsty and I create the science resources for Whizz Pop Bang lesson packs. As an experienced teacher, I know exactly what schools need!
Hi, I'm Sophie, the Office Manager. I look after all of our amazing customers and the team at Whizz Pop Bang HQ!
Hello! My name’s Y and I love all your why? questions. In fact, I eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner!
Hello, my name’s Emmi! I LOVE experimenting - the messier the better :) Did you know some of the greatest discoveries were made by accident?
Howdy! I’m Riley. Did you know kids make excellent scientists? We’re naturally curious and love finding out how things work!
Where I come from we make things WHIZZ, POP and BANG all the time!
Hello! I’m the Founder and Chief Experimenter! I have a degree in physics and a passion for inspiring more kids into science. I used to be a science presenter on Blue Peter!
Hi! I’m Tammy – a biology whizz! I work closely with Jenny to decide what to write about each month.
Hi, I’m Tara! It's my job to come up with fun stuff for our readers to make and do. I love my telescope and spotting the ISS!
I’m very proud to be part of the Whizz Pop Bang team! Children come up with the BEST who, what, when, why, hows… and I love the challenge of answering them in just 100 words!
Joe is our animal expert who knows the kind of things kids want to learn about, from rhino poo to tree frog mucus!
Greetings! I’m Clive, the illustrator and creator of Whizz Pop Bang’s science-loving characters! I’ve got a cartoon mind!
Hello! My job is to make sure there's loads of colourful WHIZZ, POP and BANG on every page of this awesome magazine!
Hi! I’m Sylvie. Chemistry and engineering are my subjects, and I’m a data whizz too – making sure that Whizz Pop Bang is delivered to all the right kids
Hi readers, I'm Kirsty and I create the science resources for Whizz Pop Bang lesson packs. As an experienced teacher, I know exactly what schools need!
Hi, I'm Sophie, the Office Manager. I look after all of our amazing customers and the team at Whizz Pop Bang HQ!
Hello! My name’s Y and I love all your why? questions. In fact, I eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner!
Hello, my name’s Emmi! I LOVE experimenting - the messier the better :) Did you know some of the greatest discoveries were made by accident?
Howdy! I’m Riley. Did you know kids make excellent scientists? We’re naturally curious and love finding out how things work!
Where I come from we make things WHIZZ, POP and BANG all the time!
Our aim is simple – to help children develop a love of science. As the budding scientists, engineers and innovators who will shape the future of our world, we love to imagine what Whizz Pop Bang readers might one day discover!
Whizz Pop Bang is a 36-page children’s magazine jam-packed with science fun! Printed on lovely, thick, uncoated paper (so that kids can colour, scribble and record their science results in it), it’s a top-quality magazine that’s built to last. Each month’s issue focuses on a new and interesting subject, with broad-ranging content to appeal to all budding scientists aged between six and twelve. Have a flick through a virtual copy of Whizz Pop Bang here.
Each month’s magazine is written by expert science writers, such as Isabel Thomas, author of more than 100 children’s science books. Each magazine is full of facts, puzzles, news and simple hands-on experiments that can easily be done at home or in school, giving parents, teachers and kids the tools to become scientists in their kitchens and classrooms!
We believe that kids make the best scientists. WHY? Because they’re inquisitive, keen to learn and have open minds that just love asking "Why...?"!
As well as our writers, we also have a behind-the-scenes team of Science Advisers who help to ensure that our content
is accurate, up-to-date and relevant.
Steve is a palaeontologist and evolutionary biologist at Edinburgh University who specialises in dinosaurs and fossils. He has published five books and is Whizz Pop Bang's fossil expert!
Abbie is a robotics engineer working on the ExoMars Rover. She’s a true Whizz Pop Bang heroine inspiring girls and boys in the exciting world of science and engineering.
Jess is a physics researcher at Imperial College, London and is mad about inspiring kids to love science!
Aimee is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Imperial College London. Her passion is researching sound, aerodynamics and flames - and inspiring the next generation to love science!
Matt is Professor of Molecular Microbiology at UEA in Norwich. He searches for new antibiotics in unusual places like plant roots and the nests of leafcutter ants and is passionate about science communication.
TV astronomer, broadcaster and author, Mark loves to inspire both adults and kids alike with his passion for the Universe.
Steve is a palaeontologist and evolutionary biologist at Edinburgh University who specialises in dinosaurs and fossils. He has published five books and is Whizz Pop Bang's fossil expert!
Abbie is a robotics engineer working on the ExoMars Rover. She’s a true Whizz Pop Bang heroine inspiring girls and boys in the exciting world of science and engineering.
Jess is a physics researcher at Imperial College, London and is mad about inspiring kids to love science!
Aimee is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Imperial College London. Her passion is researching sound, aerodynamics and flames - and inspiring the next generation to love science!
Matt is Professor of Molecular Microbiology at UEA in Norwich. He searches for new antibiotics in unusual places like plant roots and the nests of leafcutter ants and is passionate about science communication.
TV astronomer, broadcaster and author, Mark loves to inspire both adults and kids alike with his passion for the Universe.
