Mims Circuit Scrapbook V.I., Vol. 1

analog computers color organs digital phase-locked loops frequency-to-voltage and voltage-to-frequency converters interval timers LED oscilloscopes light wave communicators magnetic field sensors optoelectronics pseudorandom number generators tone sequencers and much, much, more!

Using commonly available components and remarkable ingenuity, these comprehensive volumes teach how to build and experiment with a large array of circuit types. Volume I demonstrates how to construct optoelectronic circuits, digital PLLs, voltage converters, and timers. Volume II shows how to assemble audio synthesizers, laser diode devices, power supplies, and radio control systems. Clear, succinct directions are provided for each of these circuits, as are hand-drawn schematics, detailed theories of operation, construction hints, and other useful information. Designers, experimenters, educators, and technicians will appreciate the well-organized, accurate, and concise information in each volume. These books also supply information about the basics of circuit layout and construction, where to locate parts, and troubleshooting a circuit design.

Forrest Mims has been an electronics hobbyist since building a one tube radio kit at the age of 11. Following graduation from Texas A&M University in 1966 and service as a photo intelligence office in Vietnam, he worked for three years with high-powered lasers, solid-state instrumentation, and trained monkeys with the Air Force Weapons Laboratory in New Mexico. Since becoming a full-time writer in 1970, he's written several hundred magazine articles and scholarly papers. His articles and columns have appeared in virtually every significant electronics magazine, including Popular Electronics, Radio-Electronics, and Modern Electronics. His articles on other scientific topics have appeared in a wide range of other publications, including National Geographic World, Science Digest, Highlights for Children, and Scientific American. His editorial exploits have included an assignment from the National Enquirer to evaluate the feasibility of eavesdropping on Howard Hughes by laser (it was possible, but Forrest declined to take part) and getting dropped by Scientific American as their "The Amateur Scientist" columnist because he admitted to the magazine's editors that he was a born-again Christian. His book sales total in the millions, and he is likely the most widely-read electronics writer in the world.