Author: Clemens Valens
Publisher: Elektor International Media B.V.
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Website: www.elektor.com
Print ISBN: 978-3-89576-664-0
eBook ISBN: 978-3-89576-665-7
Copyright: © 2025 Elektor International Media
Editor: Clemens Valens
Prepress Production: D-Vision, Julian van den Berg, Harmen Heida, Elektor
Cover illustration by: Dimitri Jansma, www.studioparaat.nl
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Table of Contents
- Introduction (Page 6)
- Just So You Know (Page 8)
- The Electron (Page 10)
- Capacitance & the Leyden Jar (Page 14)
- The Battery & the Voltaic Pile (Page 20)
- Resistance & Ohm's Law (Page 28)
- Inductance & Electromagnetism (Page 36)
- Kirchhoff's Circuit Laws (Page 44)
- The Vacuum Tube (Page 50)
- The Transistor (Page 56)
- The Integrated Circuit (Page 66)
- Feedback (Page 72)
- The Operational Amplifier (Page 80)
- Optoelectronics (Page 86)
- Information Theory (Page 94)
- Digital Logic (Page 100)
- The Microcontroller (Page 108)
- Digital Signals (Page 116)
- The Printed Circuit Board & Wiring (Page 124)
- The Internet (Page 134)
- A Look into the Future (Page 140)
- Electronics Engineering is Also (Page 150)
- List of Illustrations with Credits (Page 152)
- List of People (Page 154)
- List of Terms, Inventions and Discoveries (Page 156)
