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Charles Platt is a contributing editor to Make magazine, which has published more than 50 of his articles. Several of his books are available from Make: Books, including: Make: Electronics, an introductory guide, now available in its third edition. Make: More Electronics, a sequel that greatly extends the scope of...
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03/04/2012
Our maker this week is Charles Platt. He writes the "Electronics Fun and Fundamentals" column in every issue of MAKE...
04/10/2010
MAKE Contributing Editor (and author of Make: Electronics) Charles Platt just filed this little report from the commercial space conference...
12/19/2009
I feel very fortunate to work with such a great group of people here at Maker Media. Every day it...
12/16/2016
Make: Tools author Charles Platt on hammer and nail 101.
12/09/2016
In this excerpt from Charles Platt's Make: Tools, he takes a brief look at various types of handsaws.
11/13/2013
The Optical Tremolo Box was inspired by Charles Platt's "Stomp Box Basics" article (MAKE Volume 15, page 82), which theorized...
07/01/2013
I'm super excited for this month's component: the capacitor! It's an electronic component that stores a small amount of energy...
06/24/2013
What do you use to light small objects you're trying to photograph? MAKE contributing editor and author of the bestselling...
08/17/2012
Weekend Projects maker Max shows off his version of Game Show Buttons, based on Experiment #21 from Charles Platt's book...
05/04/2012
Complete instructions for this episode of Weekend Projects can be found at http://makeprojects.com/Project/Optical-Tremolo-Box/2276/1 Inspired by Charles Platt's "Stomp Box Basics"...
05/04/2012
Complete instructions for this Weekend Project can be found at http://makeprojects.com/Project/Game-Show-Buttons/1916. In this project, taken from Charles Platt's book Make:...
12/16/2011
Know someone who really wants to get into electronics? Check out the Make: Electronics book and the companion Components Packs!...
09/21/2011
As part of our Plastics theme, we've uploaded Charles Platt's excellent ABS Plastic Fantastic Desk Set article from MAKE Volume...
04/05/2011
The Make: Electronics Components Pack 1 includes all the parts you need to perform experiments 1-11 from our incredibly popular...
01/21/2011
In this podcast, Bre Pettis shows you how to set up a breadboard for power and then play around with...
02/10/2006
Clever cat hack from Charles Platt who is sitting in for Kevin Kelly on the Cool Tools mailing list -...
04/03/2025
Don Lancaster invented a legendary keyboard, and explained the mysteries of logic chips for generations of DIY hobbyists.
12/06/2023
Our editors have put out their top picks for our 2023 gift guide
11/09/2022
The most enduringly successful chip in electronics history was created by one man working in a back-alley storefront. His name...
10/07/2021
“People think of electronics as a field that changes fast, but the fundamentals don’t change,” said Charles Platt, author of...
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