Max Axiom was hiking in the wilderness one day and was struck by lightning. When he came to, he found he wanted to know as much about science as possible. He also learned that he now had super intelligence, the ability to "shrink to the size of an atom," found a lab coat that enabled him to travel through time and space and got a pair of sunglasses that gave him x-ray vision. In this book he uses his superpowers to explore the amazing scientific world of sound. How is sound produced? What are sound waves? How do dolphins use echolocation?