Bob KD4EBM sent me this:
“…. Eric Schlaepfer (@TubeTimeUS) and Windell Oskay (co-founder of Evil Mad Scientist)’s latest book, Open Circuits, is a celebration of the electronic aesthetic, by literally opening circuits with mechanical cross-sections, accompanied by pithy explanations and illustrations. Their masterfully executed cross-sectioning process and meticulous photography blur the line between engineering and art, reminding us that any engineering task executed with soul and care results in something that can inspire feelings of awe (“wow!”) and reflection (“huh.”): that is art. …”
I saw on Hack-A-Day today that the first chapter of the book is available as a free download:
https://nostarch.com/download/OpenCircuits_Chapter1.pdf
Many of our favorite parts are dissected in that chapter. The innards of a ceramic disc capacitor, for example, are shown above.
Thanks Bob!
A long time a go, I tried to cut a carbon film resistor out of a circuit with flush cutters. That resulted in a notch in my flush cutters. Now I know why.
ReplyDeleteVery nice work on that book.
Bill N5ALO