Make: Electronics: Learning by Discovery: A hands-on primer for the new electronics enthusiast

by Charles Platt

Make: Electronics explores the properties and applications of discrete components that are the fundamental building blocks of circuit design. Understanding resistors, capacitors, transistors, inductors, diodes, and integrated circuit chips is essential even when using microcontrollers. Make: Electronics teaches the fundamentals and also provides advice on the tools and supplies that are necessary. Component kits are available, specifically developed for the third edition.



Charles Platt is a contributing editor and regular columnist for Make: magazine, where he writes about electronics and tools. Platt was a senior writer for Wired magazine, has written various computer books, and has been fascinated by electronics since he put together a telephone answering machine from a tape recorder and military-surplus relays at age 15. He lives in a Northern Arizona wilderness area, where he has his own workshop for prototype fabrication and the projects that he writes about for Make: magazine.

Genres: Engineering

325 pages, Paperback

Published November 30, 2021

About the author

From wikipedia:

Charles Platt (born in London, England, 1945) is the author of 41 fiction and nonfiction books, including science-fiction novels such as The Silicon Man and Protektor (published in paperback by Avon Books). He has also written non-fiction, particularly on the subjects of computer technology and cryonics, as well as teaching and working in these fields. Platt relocated from England to the United States in 1970 and is a naturalized U. S. citizen.

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Charles Platt, born 1869

Reviews

[BookReads · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Make electronics is a great book for anyone starting out in electronic circuits. he explains resistor tolerence, an analogy for how a capacitor works, how a relay works, how to solder and much much more. this book is like a step by step manual for people starting out in electronics.
after reading this book i recommend reading Dick Smiths funway into electronics book 1,2 and 3 and then reading electronic magazines.
5 stars!

[Yuki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good introductory book for beginners like me. I can see the author put lots of thoughts to make this book as informative as possible, but also straightforward for people who are starting to have interest in electronics. I recommend this book for every beginners.

[Ricardo Nabinger Sanchez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding book for those lacking background in Electronics (or Electrical Engineering). Balanced takes on theory coupled with practical examples you can reproduce for a much better overall understanding.