Learn about electronics with fun experiments and projects
Created in partnership with Thames & Kosmos, Basic Electronics for Tomorrow's Inventors introduces you to essential electronics concepts through fun, do-it-yourself projects. You'll get tips for setting up your home workbench, safely handling materials, and creating a variety of entertaining gadgets. All of the projects and experiments use inexpensive, readily available electronic components and different types of breadboard, which creates a plug-and-play environment for you to build electronic circuits—no soldering required!
Inside you'll find:
Things You'll Need--lists of all the electronic components and equipment required for each experiment
A Circuit Diagram--shows how each of the electronic components are connected to produce the experiment
How the Circuit Works--identifies the building blocks used to make the circuit and helps you read circuit diagrams
Breadboard Layout--close-up photographs that guide you in building each electronic circuit
Time to Experiment--explains how to get your experiment working
Step-by-step projects include:
Phone experiments
Make an LED light up
Make an LED flash
Create colors with an RGB LED
Build a working telephone
Dashboard experiments
Create indicator lights
Build a temperature sensor
Make an electronic horn
Set up a water sensor
Security experiments
Design a basic alarm circuit
Make a pressure-sensitive mat
Create a touch-activated alarm
Build an electronic security keypad
Make a reading light that switches on when it goes dark
Electronic game experiments
Create a random number generator
Flip an electronic coin
Get ready for infrared target practice
Build a sound-effects generator
About the Author
Nick Dossis holds a Higher National Certificate in Electronic/Electrical Engineering. He is the author of several articles published in Everyday Practical Electronics EPE Magazine, a popular monthly publication for electronic hobbyists. Nick has been playing around with electronics for most of his life, originally encouraged by a grandfather who bought him his first crystal radio set when he was six. He continues to design electronic circuits and projects in his spare time. He is the author of Brilliant LED Projects: 20 Electronic Designs for Artists, Hobbyists, and Experimenters, also from McGraw-Hill.
