CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 THE REVOLUTIONARY FIELD OF ELECTRONICs AT CHAPTER 2 ELECTRONIC AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS 24 CHAPTER 3MICROPROCESSORS CHAPTER 4 APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRONICS P CHAPTER 5 THE HISTORY OF ELECTRONICS 56 66 CONCLUSION GLOSSARY FOR MORE INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY 68 71 75 INDEX 76
e can't look too far these days without encountering some form of electronics Whether they are used to entertain us operate machinery or perform complex calculations electronics play a significant role in our lives And it seems there's no end in sight to fasci nating new innovations This book provides an overview of the many different kinds of electronics how they work how we use them and the history of their development Electronics are such a common part of our lives that we rarely stop to think about how they work The branch of physics we Pla know as electronics deals with the produc tion behavior and effects of electrons and I with electronic devices Electronics is espe cially concerned with how transistors and electron tubes are used in electronic devices Two basic types of electronic signals ana log and digital are made up of electric current that indicates information Digital signals are the most commonly usedbyelectronic devices Semiconductors materials that conduct elec tricity under certain conditions manipulate both analog and digital signals The transistor MEN is the basic type of semiconductor device In Now K
Electronics
Most people would barely make it through the day without an electronic device, but their inner workings remain a mystery to many.
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By: Sherman Hollar
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Published by: Rosen Publishing provided by Britannica
