Open Circuits

The Inner Beauty of Electronic Components

Windell Oskay, Eric Schlaepfer (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

304 Seiten

2022 | Combined volume
No Starch Press,US (Verlag)
978-1-7185-0234-5 (ISBN)

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Our phones, computers, and appliances are made of hundreds of internal components, each precisely engineered, but none intended to be seen. Through painstakingly executed, vividly detailed cross-section photography, Open Circuits reveals the surprising beauty hiding inside the electronic components that drive our everyday devices. From resistors to LEDs, USB cables to headphone jacks, the book's arresting imagery transforms more than 130 components into delightful works of art. As you visually dissect the components' insides, you'll learn about how they work and how they were made.

Eric Schlaepfer runs the popular engineering Twitter account @TubeTimeUS, where he posts cross section photos, discusses retrocomputing and reverse engineering, and investigates engineering accidents. Some of his better-known projects include the MOnSter 6502 (the world’s largest 6502 microprocessor, made out of individual transistors) and the Snark Barker (a retro recreation of the famous Sound Blaster sound card). Windell H. Oskay is the co-founder of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, where he designs robots. A longtime photographer, he holds a B.A. in Physics and Mathematics from Lake Forest College and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of The Annotated Build-It-Yourself Science Laboratory.

Introduction
Chapter 1: Passive Components
Chapter 2: Semiconductors
Chapter 3: Electromechanics
Chapter 4: Cables and Connectors
Chapter 5: Retro Tech
Chapter 6: Composite Devices
Afterword: Creating Cross Sections
Glossary

Erscheinungsdatum	02.11.2022
Zusatzinfo	150 Illustrations
Verlagsort	San Francisco
Sprache	englisch
Maße	209 x 261 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
Themenwelt	Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
ISBN-10	1-7185-0234-6 / 1718502346
ISBN-13	978-1-7185-0234-5 / 9781718502345
Zustand	Neuware