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 Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 12:13 pm |
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I came across a book well worth reading for anyone with an interest in
electronics. The title is "Much Ado About Almost Nothing" and it is a
history of electricity and electronics, following the path of the electron
(which is the "almost nothing" in the title).
The book is full of light-hearted portraits of inventors and discoverers. I
always wondered who Ohm was, or Henry, or any of the people whose names we
use. I was particularly intrigued to find out what a strange character Tesla
was.
I was also impressed how the author makes the principles easy to understand.
This book could be given to a high-school student and, after reading it, he
or she would know how a transistor or a relay works.
The name of the author is Hans Camenzind and the book is sold through Barnes
& Noble and Amazon on the internet. There is a web-site which describes it:
<http://www.historyofelectronics.com/>.
Dr. Marcel Brodmann |
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