num_pages: 304
description: Open Circuits is a photographic exploration of the beautiful design inside everyday electronics. Its stunning cross-section photography unlocks a hidden world full of elegance subtle complexity and wonder.Our phones computers and appliances are made of hundreds of internal components each precisely engineered to perform a certain function but none intended to actually be seen. Through painstakingly executed vividly detailed cross-section photography Open Circuits reveals the surprisingand often accidentalbeauty hiding inside the electronic components that drive our everyday devices. From resistors to LEDs USB cables to headphone jacks stepper motors to nixie tubes the books arresting imagery transforms more than 130 components into delightful works of art. As you visually dissect the components insides youll learn about how they work and how they were made. Open Circuits has something for everyone to appreciate whether youre a seasoned electrical engineer an amateur tinkerer or simply a lover of art and photography.
language: English
title: Open Circuits: The Inner Beauty of Electronic Components
publisher: No Starch Press