| Edition |
1st American ed. |
| Descript |
64 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Eyewitness science |
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Eyewitness science.
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| Audience |
1120L Lexile |
| Note |
Accelerated Reader UG 9.0 1 1 11062 |
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Includes index. |
| Summary |
Traces the history, discoveries, and devices of the science of electronics. |
| Contents |
What is electronics? -- The pre-electric world -- Electricity and magnetism -- Electromagnetic waves -- The importance of frequency -- Resistors -- Inductors and transformers -- Capacitors -- Building circuits -- Communicating with electricity -- Moving electrons -- Using electrons -- Amplifiers -- Oscillators -- How filters work -- Semiconductors -- Development of the transistor -- High frequencies -- Translating useful signals -- The visual connection -- Analog and digital -- Signals and codes -- Logical rules -- Integrated circuits -- Making microchips -- How electronic devices remember -- Microprocessors -- A different way of life -- The future of electronics. |
| Subject |
Electronics -- Juvenile literature.
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Electronics.
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Electronics |
| Genre |
Literature.
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| ISBN |
1564583244 |
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9781564583246 |
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0751310395 |
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9780751310399 |
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9780751361452 |
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9780732249762 |
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0751361453 |
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0732249767 |
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0789455986 |
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9780789455987 |
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