Engineer's Mini-Notebook 555 Timer IC Circuits

by Forrest M. Mims III

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Forrest M. Mims III is an amateur scientist, magazine columnist, and author of the popular Getting Started in Electronics and Engineer's Mini-Notebook series of instructional books that was originally sold in Radio Shack electronics stores. Mims graduated from Texas A&M University in 1966 with a major in government and minors in English and history. He became a commissioned officer in the United States Air Force.

Although he has no formal academic training in science,Mims has had a successful career as a science author, researcher, lecturer and syndicated columnist.

Reviews

[Gordon]

pretty decent set of example circuits to help one get one's head around the 555.
not a lot of detail, but a good pocket book to leaf through.