Chaos Theory has been an important pursuit of physicists and mathematicians since it was brought to the forefront as a distinct phenomenon in the early 1960s. This early exposition got the attention ...

It’s no secret that I’m a sucker for photography — I’ve been known to take a photo or two in my time — and I have a hell of a weak spot for electronics, to boot. In the upcoming Open Circuits from No ...

Electronic enthusiasts and those wishing to learn more about the inner beauty of electronic components are sure to enjoy a new book now available from the No Strach Press website entitled Open ...

Continuing Linear Technology’s popular series of DesignNotes is Volume 3 of Analog Circuit Design (opening figure) with over 1000 pages (and five pounds) of analog circuits. Edited by Bob Dobkin and ...

Back in eighth grade, a classmate of mine named Bruce brought in a transistor-circuit siren made by his older brother, which was installed in a transistor radio case. Immediately enchanted, I went to ...

I won't recount the history of each here except to say that the first two published reverse-engineered consumer electronics circuit diagrams for radio-TV repair shops. These shops were plentiful in my ...

This book sets down, in nearly 1,000 pages, the greater part of the war-time course given to U.S. officers at the Cruft Laboratory, Harvard University. The range of material included is necessarily ...

About a year ago my 4 year old son (3 at the time) was going through the monster phase at bedtime. Even with a night light and frequent checks under the bed, he was stressed out. For some odd reason, ...