On Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 01:35:17PM -0400, Martin wrote:
> I've gotten the motivation to donate some books to the elementary school
> library where I attended. I remember going to the library very often as
> a 6th grade student reading "The Boys' nth Book on Electronics" as I
> believe the titles went. These were books from the 60s if I remember
> correctly, horribly outdated but still I found them very interested.
> 
> Since I have become slightly successful in that I have a paying job in
> engineering, I would like to donate some books that might benefit the
> future generations. Does anyone have any titles or authors in mind for
> teaching 10-12 year olds about the basics of electricity and electronics?
> 
> Specifically I remember trying to build an amplifier circuit that was in
> the book. It was a single transistor circuit. My father bought
> components for me at the local electronics repair shop. They charged $15
> for an NPN transistor in a TO-3 package.. I never got the amplifier to
> work but it didn't stop me from trying.

Excellent idea. I always found that the Forrest M Mims books at the Radio
Shack had useful designs and clear explanations.

What we really need is that style book for the microcontroller world so
that youngsters can couple microcontrollers and firmware to build
interesting stuff.

BAJ
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