I came across a book well worth reading for anyone with an interest in
electronics. The title is "Much Ado About Almost Nothing" and it is a
history of electricity and electronics, following the path of the electron
(which is the "almost nothing" in the title).
The book is full of light-hearted ****traits of inventors and discoverers.
I
always wondered who Ohm was, or Henry, or any of the people whose names we
use. I was particularly intrigued to find out what a strange character
Tesla
was.
I was also impressed how the author makes the principles easy to
understand.
This book could be given to a high-school student and, after reading it,
he
or she would know how a transistor or a relay works.
The name of the author is Hans Camenzind and the book is sold through
Barnes
& Noble and Amazon on the internet. There is a web-site which describes
it:
<http://www.historyofelectronics.com/>.
Dr. Marcel Brodmann
