Describes circuits for analog computers, voltage-to-frequency converters, LED displays, power sources, digital phase-locked loops, and optical fiber communications

The Forrest Mims Circuit Scrapbook

Mims, Forrest M.

Science & Math

McGraw=Hill

The behind-the-scenes story of the early days of the computer revolution contains anecdotes, reflections, and firsthand accounts by the co-inventor of the first personal computer

Siliconnections: Coming of Age in the Electronic Era

Technology

Engineer's Notebook

LED circuits & projects,

H.W. Sams

This is a used book. Although it is used, it is in excellent condition. No markings, or damage other than the typical shelf wear, which is minimal. Stated First Edition.

Optoelectronics

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Howard W Sams, U.S.

LED projects (Electronic circuitbook)

A practical introduction to lightwave communications

Longman Higher Education

Describes the development of the abacus, slide rule, and calculator and demonstrates their uses.

Number Machines: An Introduction to the Abacus, Slide Rule and Pocket Calculator

Children's Books

David McKay Co.

Explains the common operating principles of lasers; their diverse roles in industry, medicine, communications, and the military; and their potential in solving the energy crisis.

Lasers: The incredible light machines

McKay

Maverick Scientist is the memoir of Forrest Mims, who forged a distinguished scientific career despite having no academic training in science. Named one of the "50 Best Brains in Science" by Discover magazine, Forrest shares what sparked his childhood curiosity and relates a lifetime of improbable, dramatic, and occasionally outright dangerous experiences in the world of science. At thirteen he invented a new method of rocket control. At seventeen he designed and built an analog computer that could translate Russian into English and that the Smithsonian collected as an example of an early hobby computer. While majoring in government at Texas A&M University, Forrest created a hand-held, radar-like device to help guide the blind. And during his military service, he had to be given special clearance to do top secret laser research at the Air Force Weapons Lab. Why? Because while he lacked the required engineering degree, they wanted his outside-the-box thinking on the project. He went on to co-found MITS, Inc., producer of the first commercially successful personal computer, wrote a series of electronics books for Radio Shack that sold more than seven million copies, and designed the music synthesizer circuit that became known as the infamous Atari Punk Console. All this came before he started consulting for NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, and NOAA's famous Mauna Loa Observatory, and earning the prestigious Rolex Award. This intimate portrait of a self-made scientist shares a revelatory look inside the scientific community, and tells the story of a lifelong learner who stood by his convictions even when pressured by the establishment to get in line with conventional wisdom. With dozens of personal photos and illustrations, Maverick Scientist serves as proof that to be a scientist, you simply need to do science.

Make: Maverick Scientist: My Adventures as an Amateur Scientist

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

Make Community, LLC

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