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BOOKS / ELECTRONICS / ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS VOLUME 1 BY CHARLES PLATT
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Want to know how to use an electronic component? This first book of a three-volume set
includes key information on electronics parts for your projects—complete with photographs,
schematics, and diagrams. You’ll learn what each one does, how it works, why it’s useful, and
Encyclopedia of
Electronic
Components Volume 1
by Charles Platt - 1st
print
PRODUCT ID: 1118
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what variants exist. No matter how much you know about electronics, you’ll find fascinating
details you’ve never come across before.
Convenient, concise, well-organized, and precise
Perfect for teachers, hobbyists, engineers, and students of all ages, this reference puts reliable,
fact-checked information right at your fingertips—whether you’re refreshing your memory or
exploring a component for the first time. Beginners will quickly grasp important concepts, and
more experienced users will find the specific details their projects require. 304 pages.
PDF sampler here.
Check out Volume 2 & Volume 3!
Unique: the first and only encyclopedia set on electronic components, distilled into three
separate volumes
Incredibly detailed: includes information distilled from hundreds of sources
Easy to browse: parts are clearly organized by component type
Authoritative: fact-checked by expert advisors to ensure that the information is both
current and accurate
Reliable: a more consistent source of information than online sources, product datasheets,
and manufacturer’s tutorials
Instructive: each component description provides details about substitutions, common
problems, and workarounds
Comprehensive: Volume 1 covers power, electromagnetism, and discrete semi-conductors;
Volume 2 includes integrated circuits, and light and sound sources; Volume 3 covers a range
of sensing devices.
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. Currently he is designing and building prototypes of medical equipment in his workshop
in a northern Arizona wilderness area.
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