Everyday devices hide extraordinary design. Open Circuits reveals the hidden artistry of electronics through vivid cross-section photography. You will see resistors, LEDs, motors, connectors, and more, captured in intricate detail. Equal parts engineering, history, and photography combined in one remarkable book.
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Cutaway of a component
Circuit board with transistors and resistors
On the transistor can tops, numbers and letters:
529 538
541
525
Fu92
529 538 (appears again)
529 538 (appears again)
529 538 (appears again)
529 538 (appears again)
91429-54
On resistors:
Color bands (red, red, brown, and others—these are resistor value codes, not text).
OPEN CIRCUITS
The Inner Beauty of Electronic Components
Eric Schlaepfer and Windell H. Oskay
no starch press (publisher logo in bottom right)
On the chip in the photo:
C68
F0051
K248
Cross-section of a pink connector with gold and blue traces
