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Charles Platt
Charles Platt is a contributing editor to Make magazine, which has
published more than 50 of his articles. Six of his books are available
from Make: Books
Make: Electronics, an introductory guide, now available in its second edition.
Make: More Electronics, a sequel that greatly extends the scope of the
first book.
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components, volumes 1, 2, and 3 (the third
written in collaboration with Fredrik Jansson).
Make: Tools, which uses the same teaching techniques as Make:
Electronics to explore and explain the use of workshop tools.
Latest from Charles Platt
05/01/2024
Find coins and other treasure with a DIY metal detector circuit.
12/09/2022
In the early 1950s, aircraft development created an urgent need for simulations, and analog computers were ideally suited to run flight...
11/23/2022
Get a better grip on your tools with these easy assistive solutions.
11/09/2022
The most enduringly successful chip in electronics history was created by one man working in a back-alley storefront. His name...
02/25/2022
Build this alarming project two ways — from bare components and from a Pico microcontroller.
03/11/2021
Learn the basics of Capacitors with this book excerpt
11/12/2019
Use simple sensors to detect 3D motion and trigger movements and sounds, no processor necessary
02/07/2019
Can you be electrocuted in the bathtub? Sure — but only because the water’s not pure. Many people don’t realize...
01/24/2019
An hourglass is a beautiful object, but it has problems. If it runs a little too fast or slow, there’s...
01/07/2019
Hack the original 1978 arcade audio chip for classic and novel sound FX
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