The Basics of Electronics
| AUTHOR | Cooper, Christopher |
| PUBLISHER | Rosen Young Adult (07/30/2014) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Library Binding) |
Description
Modern life makes extensive use of electronics. On a daily basis, we use smartphones, computers, and TVs in the home and robots in industry and commerce. This title outlines the development of electronics, from early vacuum tubes to today's microchips. It explains how semiconductors work at the atomic level and how they are made into solid-state devices essential for the Internet and other applications. A biographical chapter on J. J. Thomson, who discovered the electron (the key to electronics), rounds out the text. Science projects readers can try at home illustrate principles of physics.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781477777565
ISBN-10:
1477777563
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Library Binding)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
96
Carton Quantity:
0
Product Dimensions:
7.40 x 0.40 x 9.30 inches
Weight:
0.95 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Table of Contents,
Ikids,
Glossary,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Electricity & Electronics
Grade Level:
8th Grade
- 12th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
0
Point Value:
0
Guided Reading Level:
Grade 7/8
Dewey Decimal:
621.381
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Modern life makes extensive use of electronics. On a daily basis, we use smartphones, computers, and TVs in the home and robots in industry and commerce. This title outlines the development of electronics, from early vacuum tubes to today's microchips. It explains how semiconductors work at the atomic level and how they are made into solid-state devices essential for the Internet and other applications. A biographical chapter on J. J. Thomson, who discovered the electron (the key to electronics), rounds out the text. Science projects readers can try at home illustrate principles of physics.
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Author:
Cooper, Christopher
Christopher Cooper is a national political correspondent for "The Wall Street Journal", where he has also been a White House correspondent, and a former political reporter for the "New Orleans Times-Picayune".
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