Open Circuits

The Inner Beauty of Electronic Components

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English language

Published Jan. 28, 2022 by No Starch Press, Incorporated.

ISBN:
978-1-7185-0234-5
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5 stars (1 review)

Open Circuits is a photographic exploration of the beautiful design inside everyday electronics. Its stunning cross-section photography unlocks a hidden world full of elegance, subtle complexity, and wonder.

Our phones, computers, and appliances are made of hundreds of internal components, each precisely engineered to perform a certain function, but none intended to actually be seen. Through painstakingly executed, vividly detailed cross-section photography, Open Circuits reveals the surprising—and often accidental—beauty hiding inside the electronic components that drive our everyday devices.

From resistors to LEDs, USB cables to headphone jacks, stepper motors to nixie tubes, the book’s arresting imagery transforms more than 130 components into delightful works of art. As you visually dissect the components’ insides, you’ll learn about how they work and how they were made. Open Circuits has something for everyone to appreciate, whether you’re a seasoned electrical engineer, an amateur tinkerer, or simply a lover of art and photography.

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reviewed Open Circuits by Windell Oskay

Beautiful guide into electronics engineering

5 stars

The book which should be probably better called an album, unravels the beautiful world of electronics engineering - how all these micro-elements are made, what they have inside, what tricks their designers needed to apply to work around physical limitations and of course how they actually work. Each element is accompanied by a brief description and a cross-cut section of actually dissected element. Great read for anyone interested in not only electronics but general engineering, and possibly an inspiration for those with an artistic soul.

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