Electronics
By: written by Roger Bridgman ; special photography Clive Streeter
Contributors: Streeter, Clive, ill
Edition: 1st American ed.
Series: Dorling Kindersley DK Eyewitness books -- 90; DK eyewitness books -- 90.
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780789455987; 9780789461704; 9780789467249
Subjects: Electronics; Juvenile literature
Description: Photographs and text explore the history and many aspects of electronics.
Notes: "Explore the fast-moving world of electronics, and see the tiny devices that have changed so many aspects of modern life"--Cover.

"Copyright 1993 Dorling Kindersley Limited. This edition copyright 2000 ... Published in the United States by Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc ... New York, N.Y."--T.p. verso.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What is electronics?; title: Pre-electric world; title: Electricity and magnetism; title: Electromagnetic waves; title: Importance of frequency; title: Resistors; title: Inductors and transformers; title: Capacitors; title: Building circuits; title: Communicating with electricity; title: Moving electrons; title: Using electrons; title: Amplifiers; title: Oscillators; title: How filters work; title: Semiconductors; title: Development of the transistor; title: High frequencies; title: Translating useful signals; title: Visual connection; title: Analog and digital; title: Signals and codes; title: Logical rules; title: Integrated circuits; title: Making microchips; title: How electronic devices remember; title: Microprocessors; title: Different way of life; title: Future of electronics; title: Index.