Electronics

Electronics

Roger Bridgman, 1940-

Book - 2000

Photographs and text explore the history and many aspects of electronics.

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Subjects
Electronics > Juvenile literature.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Dorling Kindersley [2000]
Language
English
Main Author
Roger Bridgman, 1940- (-)
Other Authors
Clive Streeter (illustrator)
Edition
First American edition
Item Description
"Explore the fast-moving world of electronics, and see the tiny devices that have changed so many aspects of modern life"--Cover.
Prevised edition published: 1993.
Physical Description
64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm
Audience
Grades 7-9.
1120L
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9780789455987
9780789467249
  • What is electronics?
  • The pre-electric world
  • Electricity and magnetism
  • Electromagnetic waves
  • The importance of frequency
  • Resistors
  • Inductors and transformers
  • Capacitors
  • Building circuits
  • Communicating with electricity
  • Moving electrons
  • Using electrons
  • Amplifiers
  • Oscillators
  • How filters work
  • Semiconductors
  • Development of the transistor
  • High frequencies
  • Translating useful signals
  • The visual connection
  • Analog and digital
  • Signals and codes
  • Logical rules
  • Integrated circuits
  • Making microchips
  • How electronic devices remember
  • Microprocessors
  • A different way of life
  • The future of electronics
  • Index
Review by Horn Book Review

A fascinating journey from pre-electronic times to the almost-science-fiction world of today's communication technology. Numerous black-and-white and color photographs of scientists, inventors, and their machines trace the advances in electronics and make each success a more personal and intimate story. Ind. From HORN BOOK 1993, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

(c) Copyright The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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