Comments on: The greatest electronics book ever written? http://mightyohm.com/blog/2008/12/the-greatest-electronics-book-ever-written/ Join the resistance. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:16:27 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sean http://mightyohm.com/blog/2008/12/the-greatest-electronics-book-ever-written/comment-page-1/#comment-2566 Sean Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:18:38 +0000 http://mightyohm.com/blog/?p=730#comment-2566 Good ol' Rat Shack and Forest Mims III's books. I probably bought every one you wrote. Taught myself electronics using them and the Heathkit Electronics Experimenter courses. Learned troubleshooting from old NavShips Navy manuals. Thank you Forrest, I've been dusting them off lately to get back into the enjoyment of building projects just for the sheer fun of it. Never got to be an electronics engineer, but all that knowledge has been of great use for quickly pinpointing problems and keeping things running ever since! Thank you Jeff, for reminding me of something that interfered with my high school social life, or rather kept me busy and out of trouble. Good ol’ Rat Shack and Forest Mims III’s books. I probably bought every one you wrote. Taught myself electronics using them and the Heathkit Electronics Experimenter courses. Learned troubleshooting from old NavShips Navy manuals.

Thank you Forrest, I’ve been dusting them off lately to get back into the enjoyment of building projects just for the sheer fun of it. Never got to be an electronics engineer, but all that knowledge has been of great use for quickly pinpointing problems and keeping things running ever since!

Thank you Jeff, for reminding me of something that interfered with my high school social life, or rather kept me busy and out of trouble.

]]> By: Jeff http://mightyohm.com/blog/2008/12/the-greatest-electronics-book-ever-written/comment-page-1/#comment-2447 Jeff Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:38:28 +0000 http://mightyohm.com/blog/?p=730#comment-2447 Forrest - You're very welcome! Thank you for inspiring me and countless other people whose first exposure to electronic design was through your wonderful illustrations and example circuits. - Jeff Forrest -

You’re very welcome! Thank you for inspiring me and countless other people whose first exposure to electronic design was through your wonderful illustrations and example circuits.

- Jeff

]]> By: Tony http://mightyohm.com/blog/2008/12/the-greatest-electronics-book-ever-written/comment-page-1/#comment-2441 Tony Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:19:04 +0000 http://mightyohm.com/blog/?p=730#comment-2441 *bowing in the presence of greatness* -From another electrical engineer inspired at a young age by this book. *bowing in the presence of greatness*

-From another electrical engineer inspired at a young age by this book.

]]> By: Kevin http://mightyohm.com/blog/2008/12/the-greatest-electronics-book-ever-written/comment-page-1/#comment-2416 Kevin Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:04:35 +0000 http://mightyohm.com/blog/?p=730#comment-2416 I've owned Mr. Mimm's Engineer's Mini-Notebook: Op Amp ~ IC Circuits for around 20 years and still refer to it often http://tinyurl.com/5v4h6o I’ve owned Mr. Mimm’s Engineer’s Mini-Notebook: Op Amp ~ IC Circuits for around 20 years and still refer to it often

http://tinyurl.com/5v4h6o

]]> By: Forrest M. Mims III http://mightyohm.com/blog/2008/12/the-greatest-electronics-book-ever-written/comment-page-1/#comment-2414 Forrest M. Mims III Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:53:35 +0000 http://mightyohm.com/blog/?p=730#comment-2414 Hi Jeff, Thanks very much for your kind words about "Getting Started in Electronics." It has sold more than 1.3 million copies, it's still selling and I will never forget writing it and building the circuits. Best regards, Forrest Forrest M. Mims III www.forrestmims.org Follow my science at www.twitter.com/fmims Hi Jeff,

Thanks very much for your kind words about “Getting Started in Electronics.” It has sold more than 1.3 million copies, it’s still selling and I will never forget writing it and building the circuits.

Best regards,

Forrest

Forrest M. Mims III
http://www.forrestmims.org
Follow my science at http://www.twitter.com/fmims

]]> By: Tony http://mightyohm.com/blog/2008/12/the-greatest-electronics-book-ever-written/comment-page-1/#comment-2413 Tony Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:50:52 +0000 http://mightyohm.com/blog/?p=730#comment-2413 I agree fantastic book, too bad about the cover. I agree fantastic book, too bad about the cover.

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