"these things are called books" XD

Some of the great things about real books: no batteries required, one can make marginal notes & cross-references, and they can be read in direct sunlight.

Books mentioned in the video: The Art of Electronics by Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill The ARRL Handbook For Radio Communications The Master Handbook of 1001 More Electronic Circuits The Encyclopedia of Electronics Circuits

In that old show Max Headroom, one guy calls a book "a nonvolatile storage mechanism"

I appreciate the video- older guy with a lot of my own "Books" in other areas- thank you for putting the list together- potentially a beginners series with these books as a "Where to get-What to do first" series?

"The Art of Electronics" is *still* a great book; it was the text for my Physics Electronics course. It is "Square One" of getting into all facets of electonics; starting here you can then get more specialized and technical texts in your area of interest. Skim through it back-to-front because the best parts are in the latter chapters.

There is nothing to beat a book except the ability to read it. Great video by the way.

Some also very great books are the "300 electronic circuits" series books made by Elektor, I have versions 300-305 translated in romanian and they're great. The 304 and 305 books contain some circuits and programs for computers that haven't been used in two decades but they still have a lot of interesting circuitry in them.

3rd addition ordered from Amazon. I've heard about this book from others as well so I found a chapter of it online and it sold me. Thanks for the advice!

I loved Horowitz and Hill we used it in an amazing physics class called "Methods of Experimental Physics." As a mechanical engineer it taught me so much about the circuits and logic needed for building digital (PC-based) engine controllers for research.

Good video! I have been an ARRL Life Member for over 40 years & have quite a collection of the ARRL handbooks. At a ham radio flea market in Connecticut, the ARRL Lab was cleaning house and had assorted years for $5 each. I found on-line, there is another book "Learning the Art of Electronics A Hands-On Lab Course" by Thomas C. Hayes. It seems to be the companion volume for The Art of Electronics you mention in the video.

so glad i have your channel, currently in school for electrical engineering

the 70's were great; Radio Shack books, Heathkit and Dick Smith kits plus US Army 31victor radio troubleshooting class were awesome for me. Also helped my Dad was a Cleveland Institute of Electronics self taught Electrical-Mechanical Engineer. Love your vids.

Just received a used copy of the 1995 edition of the _ARRL Handbook_, which cost me ~$10 including shipping. The topics that interest me are basic principles of AC and DC circuits--amplifiers, filters, oscillators and power supplies--and the mathematical formulas needed to design and troubleshoot them. All are covered in depth in the _Handbook_, and the text and illustrations are among the best I've encountered. For the price of two froufrou drinks at Charbucks, I now have the equivalent of two years of tech school at my fingertips. So glad I learned how to read!

This is the best youtube video on electronics, have been an electronic hobbyists for decades and never ever heard about these "schematic circuit books", the only books that comes to mind for such schematic circuits are forest mims books.

I remember how I came across the Art Of Electronics book. There was a book review on Elektor, The Dutch publication ( in English). It said " We normally do not review books but once in a while a gem of a book appears which one can't help reviewing ". I bought the book. Fortunately a Paper back was available in India which was much cheaper.

I have started buying the electronics books this year. excellent information

Finally someone showed me the way, thanks sir

LOVE IT it's like you just giving me my favorite meal when I'm starting... My brain in STARVING to get all those books information hahaha

The third edition of the art of electronics is available as pdf file.

Instantly recognized the 1001 More from the thumbnail. That's a pretty old book, I got it in the 1980s. I sort of keep up with raspberry pi and arduino tho I have never used them. People are using them to do simple stuff that would be much easier with discrete components.

I like Practical Electronics for Inventors, Fourth Edition as well. I have both Art and this one and they are both good.

I've got 3 of the books - can't say I've read the entire contents but the have been wonderful to reference!

It took me several weeks to convince the manager of the electronic calibration lab where I worked to add The Radio Amateurs' Handbook to our extensive technical library, many of the technicians had never heard of or seen the book, curiosity prevailed for several months after it arrived on the shelf.

Manufacturer application notes and data sheets are also free and often have several circuits and ideas.

Wow. Used copies of those encyclopedia volumes from 8 USD for volume 1 through 40 USD for volume 7. Even if I never open them, having all that knowledge at my bench sure would make me *feel* like I knew what I was doing!

oh yeah, books. I remember those 😁. Thanks for sharing.

Was glad to see two books I already had be listed (art of electronics and the ARRL handbook), couldn't resist the urge to get volume 1 and 2 of encyclopedia of electronic circuits. EE hoping to focus on RF and I'm a sucker for buying more books as reference material if I'm being honest.

Nice sir you electric book collection is awesome 👏🏻 keep going sir

My favorite one is Handbook. This book really practical based on electronics. Many realistic projects helps hobbiest and learners. It is helping me lot to understand basic how components work. Very easy explanation. This book totally practical based book. Projects based book you might also say.

Thank you for your nice efforts

The one electronic book I bought when I was a young electronics technician in the Navy was The Art of Electronics 2nd Edition. Good to know I chose well.

I was never really good at electronics, but i gave it a go about 35 years ago. This makes me hungry to start learning again.

Another one to suggest is the Handbook for Electronics Engineering Technicians by Milton Kaufman and Arthur Seidman much like the Art of Electronic with a broad scope. I tend to prefer some of the older ARRL handbooks as they had more of the technical information that seems to be lacking from the new editions so most of mine are from the 50's and 70's. Also the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) has some excellent technical reference books that are available some places in the states... Thanks

im sold!! just what ive been looking for. thanks

the ART OF ELECTRONICS this book propel me into electronics designs and I also recommend to my student a good book if you want to design circuits not for pass exams

Such a great video! Thanks a lot

Great video, much needed

The first thing I learned today is *"these things are called books"* thanks! I never know these

Yep, exactly right. I have learned most of the electronics I know from both the first and second editions of H&H, and I have about 6 or 8 different years of the ARRL Handbook between 1948 and 2012. I'm a self-taught senior electronics tech, retired and an Amateur Extra class ham. I've worked for HP, TRW, IBM, and SONY, and I still do some repair work for a government lab. I also have 4 or 5 copies of 1001 circuits books, and Cookbooks to digital logic, RF amps, and op-amps. In all I've spent about $25 on the books I've turned into both a career and a hobby. I pick them up at used book stores and ham swaps unless they are simply given to me.

Yep Art of Electronics is what I would recommend. Love seeming somebody elses view on text, its quite personal but there are some that do have a general acceptance Art of... is one.

The Art of Electronics - Paul Horowitz & Winfield Hill The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications, The Comprehensive RF Engineering Reference Master Handbook of 1001 More Practical Electronic Circuits - Edited by Michael L. Fair The Giant Handbook of Electronic Circuits - Edited by Raymond A. Collins Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits - Rudolf F. Graf (& William Sheets in later editions)

Truly inspiring

the 2022 ARRL is a very large compendium. very interesting.

i just ebayed all these books. definitively will get a few of those. greetings from switzerland

They are dated. However, sometimes it is good to review how they used to do things, to get inspiration to solve new problem. For example, old regenerative receiver architecture, which were abandoned for many years, and now are being used again for cheap Bluetooth and WiFi receiver.

Thank you for this video

Nice information.....loved it

You have no knowledge of the amount of research I did to find a suitable book for me and you mentioned it in one moment, thank you

Very much useful! Thank man!

I would like to be as excited as you when about those "twin t" bridges ahah let's start learning

I'm laughing out of joy and happiness as you are talking about these books ,I will buy them 🤩

The arrl handbook is pretty great I have one. They (arrl) also have an electronics book if you don't want the whole book on radio.

This is amazing these thing they call books.

Art of electronics ARRL Handbook Practical electronics for inventors 1001 practical Electronic circuits Good collection mate

Thank you so much.

There's enough difference if you have the 2nd edition it's probably a good idea to get the 3rd edition as well. The latest printing will have the most bug bounty corrections. .02 as it's the last edition it's kind of a collectors item.

I print off so many internet articles while cursing them for not being books. The best books I ever learned anything from was the superbly indexed and structured Microsoft Visual Basic 3.0 programming manual in about 1995 - THAT's how good it was I've been looking for anything as educational and effective for 30 years.

These things are called books LOL. That’s very true. Thanks regards Chris

Oof that roast at the begging lmao!

Sad to think that I had a bunch of decent text books from my college days on electronics and electrical engineering, before I switched focus to computer science. I tossed them all in the early 90s when I moved. They would cost so much to replace now, but I appreciate the pointers to buy as I rebuild my old knowledge these days.

"Getting Started In Electronics" Forest Mims. That and Horowitz & Hill are all most people will need.

I found the first book's pdf version thank you.

Awesome, thank you so much.

I love the opening comment!

Nice books. Have Art of electronics from Uni days

Have a few ARRL Handbooks, tent to give away the old ones. Might have the ART one, I'd not will get that and the circuits one.

It is known wisdom : "Learn from the masters". Horowitz and Hill is really all about how an electronics designer thinks about creating circuits (not the academically oriented professors who are too eager to get into equations and simulations and bypassing the basic thought process of a designer). A dying art these days, Analog Electronics - there is an excellent set of 2 books by Jim Williams "Analog Circuits : Art, Science and Personalities", where the pioneers in the field of analog electronics shares their way of thinking about how they designed analog electronic circuits. For RF circuits, the book by Thomas Lee "The design of CMOS radio-frequency integrated circuits" will give a lot of insight even if you are not interested in IC design.

Great guider sir 👍

Thank you!

Best thing bout books! You cannot alter the content.

I remember finding an ARRL Handbook in my local library when I was a kid.... it was tech-porn! Trampolined me in to electronics...hamradio...uni...comms industry:) Still have a copy. The Horowitz+Hill... a bible, too. I also like 'Solid State design For The Radio Amateur'... great book. All obtainable second hand fairly cheaply as you say. Coupled with information now easily obtained on the internet and cheap chinese components ...and pcb manufacturing.... happy days:)

What a time to be alive.

I want too get my kids these books.

Thanks a lot!

I actually found a hardcover edition of 1001 circuits and 1001 more circuits at a local used book store a while ago. Didn't think I'd see it here

"When I get a little bit of money, I buy books. If any is left over, I buy food and clothing." author unknown

Thanks 🙏

It's nice to have a book full of electrical schematics, what would be nicer to have is a break down of each schematic explaining the functionality of it, do we have a book like that where they really break down how the circuit works? That's what I've been searching for for years and never found one.

Thanks for the titles of all those sweet cookbooks.

You are so beautiful nature!

I'm now scratching my head by reading "Microelectronic circuit" by sedra & smith

Gosh, tell us how you really feel! ;-) Just kidding, I'm a book hoarder as well, heck I still have my EE, math and physics texts from 45 years ago!

So nice sir

I have saved all of my elecronics books from the 1060's. I have a few rarities printed by RCA, Siemens and Texas Instruments and some of General Electric. They contain thousands of circuits with now obsolete parts. However, the circuits are applicable with modern parts too. It may be surprising to know that some transistors, like 2N3904 / 3906 are from about 1961 and still made in millions. There are many other types too which still are in heavy use since they are so reliable and have good specs.

I live in Turkey. I studying university exam. I hope ı am become a electrik-electronic engineer. I love this job.

The ARRL Handbook is basic and includes electronic project construction. American Radio Relay League.

Watch eric dollard's presentations on electrical theory/history for starters.

Thank you for a great video and books recommendation. Is there any website to download one of the books free?

Thanks

I just knew he was going to include Horowitz & Hill and there it was first. It does have a whole load of useful information in it, but (maybe it is just me but) it is the most unhelpful book on electronics I've ever bought. It really didn't help me to know what to do and most of what I did understand from it was only because I had knowledge from other sources. IMO is is not worth the price.

I wish you listed those books in the descripton section.

'These things are called books', not in the least bit patronising. I've got a good one for you from 1964, it's called 'Beginner's Guide to Electronics', by Terence Squires, it does mention the use of discrete transistors in common base, common emmiter and common collector modes, just 5 years before the first moon landing. Also quite insightful for the time as it discusses the acquisition of voltages from the human brain. The pace of technological change was enormous in those days - VLSI appeared within ten years of the Squires book and the outcomes from those changes came at a pace too. Interesting that outcomes from modern technological advancement don't have the same high impact - discuss :)

ooooooh flat trees 🤩 ... sorry, trying to sound like a kid now lol. Bring on the paper!

0:18 Symetrical book stacking! Just like the Philadelphia mass turbulence of 1947.

Looking for some practical book related to LED and related electronics, practical in the sense testing of components, working and few basic practical circuits.

sell me a simpson meter aye? been waiting for you electronic book guy

would love to get my hands on all of them, still most are rare or quite expensive and out poor man's budget

Thank you for the recommendations! Do you think 30 years old is too old to try to get into electronics? I work in IT so I work around computers and I can program/script, but have never dabbled with circuits or tried to understand what all of the components on a board are.

I want to warn everyone who watches this video. This person who posted this video is absolutely correct. Get books!!!!!!…but I want to warn everyone from experience, invest in a bookcase!!!! I have so many books and use them all and my book shelves are full. I have them stacked up. Books are great and the more you read the more discipline your mind becomes storing information into memory. Have at it folks, get the books while you can, a lot of them are disappearing. 👍🏻