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The illustrated dictionary of electronics / Rufus P. Turner, Stan Gibilisco.
By: Turner, Rufus P
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Contributor(s): Gibilisco, Stan.
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BookPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit, PA : TAB Professional and Reference Books, 1991Edition: 5th ed.Description: 723 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0830673458 ; 0830633456 .Subject(s): Electronics -- DictionariesDDC classification: 621.381
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Definitions, abbreviations and acronyms, illustrations, schematics and diagrams, symbols and conversion tables cover a broad range of subjects of relevance to students, hobbyists, and professionals. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Not excellent, but quite good. Turner and Gibilisco's dictionary (T & G) falls short principally because it lacks many new terms, and some not so new, related to electronics and computers. The only comparable work, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, IEEE Standard Dictionary of Electrical and Electronic Terms (3rd ed., 1984), has more entries in general and better definitions than those in T & G, but not so many illustrations. Each dictionary contains terms the other lacks. Both are good, but even better is the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms (4th ed., 1988). Although it is expensive, it offers far more, including the electronics fields. Two examples will suffice: M-H has 300+ entries beginning "electron. . ." whereas T & G has about 190, and IEEE fewer than 60; under "compute. . . ," M-H lists 63 terms; IEEE 31, and T & G only 23. Last, libraries should insist on the hard cover version: the soft-cover review copy is already showing signs of wear, and the inner margin is none too wide for rebinding. Only large libraries and those with sizeable electronics collections need consider buying the Turner and Gibilisco dictionary. R. W. Mautner University of ArizonaAuthor notes provided by Syndetics
Stan Gibilisco is the author of several important scientific books, including Understanding Einstein's Theory of Relativity and Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics. While his primary interests are in technical and scientific fields, his passion has always been writing. He has worked as vice president of an electronic company and explains the exciting field of electronics in clear and complete terms.Gibilisco was born on September 26, 1953 in Birmingham, Ala. and educated at the University of Minnesota.
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