Ask HN: Reccomend an interesting and fun book to learn electronics.

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by Beanblabber • 17 years ago

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Preferably with an emphasized hands on approach.

mahmud• 17 years ago

Horowitz and Hill's "The Art of Electronics" is the category killer. It's very in-depth and hands on, supplement it with "fun" stuff.

Anon84• 17 years ago

The companion student manual is fun and actually a large part of what make H+H such a great book.

christianwright• 17 years ago

I immediately thought of this book "The Manga Guide to Electricity by Kazuhiro Fujitaki, Matsuda, and Trend-pro Co, Ltd." published by No Starch Press (http://tinyurl.com/mwsw7k)- it's squarely in the "fun" category but it's a little more basic and not really hands on with electronics.

kqr2• 17 years ago

Forrest Mims classic:

http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Started-Electronics-Forrest- Mims/dp/0945053282/

It's written in a very friendly notebook style.

prakash• 17 years ago

Electronic Projects for Musicians http://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Projects-Musicians-Craig-An...

plaes• 17 years ago

Although this series is still a bit incomplete, it should get you started: http://openbookproject.net//electricCircuits/

PS. Don't forget to send feedback and suggestions to the authors.

grinich• 17 years ago

Practical Electronics for Inventors is pretty good.

http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Electronics-Inventors-Paul-S...

coryrc• 17 years ago

Buy the 200-in-1 Electronics kit sold (at least at one time) by Radioshack. The book is great (though aimed at a young crowd) and is the reason I am now an Electrical Engineer.

camperman• 17 years ago

Electronics for Dummies is surprisingly good and has lots of hands-on stuff. It also has a great section on microcontrollers.

renkeyes• 17 years ago

I just saw this today...it might fit the bill:

"Make: Electronics -- Learning Through Discovery" By Charles Platt; Released: December 2009 (est.) ; http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596153755 "With this practical introductory guide, you'll learn important concepts while you work on real projects."

Ask HN: Reccomend an interesting and fun book to learn electronics.

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