The Tube Amp Book

The Tube Amp Book
Author: Aspen Pittman
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2003-09
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780879307677

THE TUBE AMP BOOK WITH AUDIO ONLINE ERRATA SHEET ADDED.

Making Silicon Valley

Making Silicon Valley
Author: Christophe Lécuyer
Publisher: Chemical Heritage Foundation
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780262122818

A history of the innovative practices in the San Francisco-area electronics industry that paved the way for the rise of the computer industry in Silicon Valley.

Electronics for Guitarists

Electronics for Guitarists
Author: Denton J. Dailey
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2011-04-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1441995366

This book is written for the guitarist that would like to know how transistor and vacuum tube-based amplifiers, and how various circuits effects work. The main thrust of the material is old school analog circuitry, including heavy coverage of discrete transistors and diodes, classical filter circuits, and vacuum tube-based amplifiers. This book should be useful to electronics hobbyists, technologists and engineers that are interested in guitar-related applications.

Broken Genius

Broken Genius
Author: Joel N. Shurkin
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2006-06-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 0230552293

When William Shockley invented the transistor, the world was changed forever and he was awarded the Nobel Prize. But today Shockley is often remembered only for his incendiary campaigning about race, intelligence, and genetics. His dubious research led him to donate to the Nobel Prize sperm bank and preach his inflammatory ideas widely, making shocking pronouncements on the uselessness of remedial education and the sterilization of individuals with IQs below 100. Ultimately his crusade destroyed his reputation and saw him vilified on national television, yet he died proclaiming his work on race as his greatest accomplishment. Now, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Joel N. Shurkin offers the first biography of this contradictory and controversial man. With unique access to the private Shockley archives, Shurkin gives an unflinching account of how such promise ended in such ignominy.

Crystal Fire

Crystal Fire
Author: Michael Riordan
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 384
Release: 1997
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780393041248

It's hard to imagine any device more crucial to modern life than the microchip and the transistor from which it sprang. Every waking hour of every day people benefit from its use in cellular phones, computers, radios, TVs, and ATMs. This eloquent retelling of the story behind the invention of the transistor recounts how pride and jealousy coupled with scientific aspirations ignited the greatest technological explosion in history. Photos & drawings.

Manufacturing the Future

Manufacturing the Future
Author: Stephen B. Adams
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1999-01-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521651189

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Building Valve Amplifiers

Building Valve Amplifiers
Author: Morgan Jones
Publisher: Newnes
Total Pages: 662
Release: 2013-11-07
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 008096639X

Building Valve Amplifiers is a unique hands-on guide for anyone working with tube audio equipment--as an electronics hobbyist, audiophile or audio engineer. This 2nd Edition builds on the success of the first with technology and technique revisions throughout and, significantly, a major new self-build project, worked through step-by-step, which puts into practice the principles and techniques introduced throughout the book. Particular attention has been paid to answering questions commonly asked by newcomers to the world of the valve, whether audio enthusiasts tackling their first build or more experienced amplifier designers seeking to learn about the design principles and trade-offs of "glass audio." Safety considerations are always to the fore, and the practical side of this book is reinforced by numerous clear illustrations throughout. The only hands-on approach to building valve and tube amps--classic and modern--with a minimum of theory Design, construction, fault-finding, and testing are all illustrated by step-by-step examples, enabling readers to clearly understand the content and succeed in their own projects Includes a complete self-build amplifier project, putting into practice the key techniques introduced throughout the book

Tube Lore II

Tube Lore II
Author: Ludwell Sibley
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2018-05-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9781532376313

Understanding Silicon Valley

Understanding Silicon Valley
Author: Martin Kenney
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780804737340

This text explores the factors that have made Silicon Valley such a fertile breeding ground for new technologies and new firms. It looks at how its pioneering achievements begana̧nd the forces that have propelled its unprecedented growth.

When You Reach Me

When You Reach Me
Author: Rebecca Stead
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2009-07-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375892699

"Like A Wrinkle in Time (Miranda's favorite book), When You Reach Me far surpasses the usual whodunit or sci-fi adventure to become an incandescent exploration of 'life, death, and the beauty of it all.'" —The Washington Post This Newbery Medal winner that has been called "smart and mesmerizing," (The New York Times) and "superb" (The Wall Street Journal) will appeal to readers of all types, especially those who are looking for a thought-provoking mystery with a mind-blowing twist. Shortly after a fall-out with her best friend, sixth grader Miranda starts receiving mysterious notes, and she doesn’t know what to do. The notes tell her that she must write a letter—a true story, and that she can’t share her mission with anyone. It would be easy to ignore the strange messages, except that whoever is leaving them has an uncanny ability to predict the future. If that is the case, then Miranda has a big problem—because the notes tell her that someone is going to die, and she might be too late to stop it. Winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Fiction A New York Times Bestseller and Notable Book Five Starred Reviews A Junior Library Guild Selection "Absorbing." —People "Readers ... are likely to find themselves chewing over the details of this superb and intricate tale long afterward." —The Wall Street Journal "Lovely and almost impossibly clever." —The Philadelphia Inquirer "It's easy to imagine readers studying Miranda's story as many times as she's read L'Engle's, and spending hours pondering the provocative questions it raises." —Publishers Weekly, Starred review