"This is teaching at its best!"
--Hans Camenzind, inventor of the 555 timer (the world's most successful integrated circuit), and author of Much Ado About Almost Nothing: Man's Encounter with the Electron (Booklocker.com)
"A fabulous book: well written, well paced, fun, and informative. I also
love the sense of humor. It's very good at disarming the fear. And it's
gorgeous. I'll be recommending this book highly."
--Tom Igoe, author of Physical Computing and Making Things Talk
Want to learn the fundamentals of electronics in a fun, hands-on way? With Make: Electronics,
you'll start working on real projects as soon as you crack open the
book. Explore all of the key components and essential principles through
a series of fascinating experiments. You'll build the circuits first, then learn the theory behind them!
Build working devices, from simple to complex
You'll start with the basics and then move on to more complicated
projects. Go from switching circuits to integrated circuits, and from
simple alarms to programmable microcontrollers. Step-by-step
instructions and more than 500 full-color photographs and illustrations
will help you use -- and understand -- electronics concepts and
techniques.
- Discover by breaking things: experiment with components and learn from failure
- Set up a tricked-out project space: make a work area at home, equipped with the tools and parts you'll need
- Learn about key electronic components and their functions within a circuit
- Create an intrusion alarm, holiday lights, wearable electronic
jewelry, audio processors, a reflex tester, and a combination lock
- Build an autonomous robot cart that can sense its environment and avoid obstacles
- Get clear, easy-to-understand explanations of what you're doing and why
About the Author
Charles Platt became interested in computers when he acquired an Ohio
Scientific C4P in 1979. After writing and selling software by mail
order, he taught classes in BASIC programming, MS-DOS, and subsequently
Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. He wrote five computer books during the
1980s.
He has also written science fiction novels such as The Silicon Man
(published originally by Wired books) and Protektor (from Avon Books).
He stopped writing science fiction when he started contributing to Wired
magazine in 1993, and became one of its three senior writers a couple
of years later.
Charles began contributing to Make magazine in its third issue and is
currently a contributing editor. Make: Electronics is his first book for
Make Books. Currently he is designing and building prototypes of
medical equipment in his workshop in a northern Arizona wilderness area.
