Rumor has it that Chuck McManis may have mentioned these words:
>The Art of Electronics by Horowitz and Hill
>
>He will have to read it a couple of times but damn if it isn't the best one.
>--Chuck
>
>At 06:44 AM 9/10/01, you wrote:
>>I'd like to get some recommendations from the list for a good introductory
>>electronics book for my 14 year-old son. He's interested in building an
>>intercom system (and other circuits) that he got off the Web, and I would
>>like something for him to read that will give him a good understanding of
>>how the circuit works. (For example, it uses the primary windings of a
>>120V:12V transformer as a coil.) TIA.
Dunno if I'm late on this thread, but IMHO, some of the better *very*
introductory books, that are very well written, easy to understand & grow
with you can find at your local Radio Shack. The books written by Forrest
Mims III are outstanding, and that's where I learned a healthy chunk of
what I know about electronics.
Granted, that's one of very few things that are still useful at the Shack,
but at least they keep those good books in print.
(and they have a *lot* of useful but simple circuits in them, too!)
HTH,
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
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Roger "Merch" Merchberger --- sysadmin, Iceberg Computers
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disarmament should *not* be your first career choice.
Received on Wed Sep 12 2001 - 10:15:59 BST