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Author: Charles Platt

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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Make: Talk 007 — Charles Platt, Electronics Fun & Fundamentals

03/04/2012

Our maker this week is Charles Platt. He writes the "Electronics Fun and Fundamentals" column in every issue of MAKE...

Charles Platt at Space Access ’10

04/10/2010

MAKE Contributing Editor (and author of Make: Electronics) Charles Platt just filed this little report from the commercial space conference...

Make: Electronics – Interview with Charles Platt & Gareth Branwyn

12/19/2009

I feel very fortunate to work with such a great group of people here at Maker Media. Every day it...

Skill Builder: Hammer and Nail Basics

12/16/2016

Make: Tools author Charles Platt on hammer and nail 101.

Skill Builder: Understanding Handsaws

12/09/2016

In this excerpt from Charles Platt's Make: Tools, he takes a brief look at various types of handsaws.

From DeArmond to Photoresistors, the Optical Tremolo Box Looks and Sounds Great!

11/13/2013

The Optical Tremolo Box was inspired by Charles Platt's "Stomp Box Basics" article (MAKE Volume 15, page 82), which theorized...

Component of the Month: The Capacitor

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...

How-To: LED Photo Lights

06/24/2013

What do you use to light small objects you're trying to photograph? MAKE contributing editor and author of the bestselling...

Use OR Logic to Build a Game Show Circuit

08/17/2012

Weekend Projects maker Max shows off his version of Game Show Buttons, based on Experiment #21 from Charles Platt's book...

Weekend Projects – Optical Tremolo Box

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"...

Weekend Projects – Game Show Buttons

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:...

In the Maker Shed: Make: Electronics and Components Packs

12/16/2011

Know someone who really wants to get into electronics? Check out the Make: Electronics book and the companion Components Packs!...

Skill Builder: Working with ABS Plastic

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...

Make: Electronics Components Pack 1

04/05/2011

The Make: Electronics Components Pack 1 includes all the parts you need to perform experiments 1-11 from our incredibly popular...

Intro to Breadboard Electronics

01/21/2011

In this podcast, Bre Pettis shows you how to set up a breadboard for power and then play around with...

Cat observation platform…

02/10/2006

Clever cat hack from Charles Platt who is sitting in for Kevin Kelly on the Cool Tools mailing list -...

Don Lancaster: The First Digital Maker

04/03/2025

Don Lancaster invented a legendary keyboard, and explained the mysteries of logic chips for generations of DIY hobbyists.

Gift Guide: Make Editors Top Picks For 2023

12/06/2023

Our editors have put out their top picks for our 2023 gift guide

Homage to a Handmade Chip: The World’s Most Popular Integrated Circuit Turns 50

11/09/2022

The most enduringly successful chip in electronics history was created by one man working in a back-alley storefront. His name...

Explaining Electronics

10/07/2021

“People think of electronics as a field that changes fast, but the fundamentals don’t change,” said Charles Platt, author of...