Let's exchange useful book titles

[serithseraki offline]

To start, one of the important lessons I have learned in life is that nobody got to choose the body they were born in, and on that note, the only natural thing you can change about yourself is your mind "what would happen if everyone heard this information?". Anyway, that aside, another lesson that stuck was that the knowledge is in the books. So may I ask the forum what books you all have read over the years that aided greatly in the pursuit of this field?

[PaulL offline]

I can't say I buy many books these days, but here are a couple really old ones that I've read that shaped a bit of my knowledge:

* 8080/Z80 Assembly Language - Techniques for Improved Programming
* Microprocessors - principles, programming, and interfacing
* The 486 Book (20 years old!!!)
* Electronics Communications Systems 2nd Edition
* Industrial Electronics 4th Edition
* Microcomputers and Microprocessors - The 8080, 8085, and Z-80, Programming, Interfacing, and Troubleshooting

I have some other electronics textbooks that were fantastic as well. Add to that, misc Linux / Unix books, HTML / CGI books, stuff like that. Otherwise: many datasheets, many instruction manuals, help files, experimentation, dismantling of devices as a life long past time, and work experience helped contribute to what I know. And altavista.

Funny, for a "Windows Guy", I have more books on Unix / Linux than Windows! LOL!

[serithseraki offline]

Wow, now I feel noobish. Good stuff, and with the decent amazon prices on some I gotta check those out. My collection is small and basic but the evil genius series is full of simple hands-on tutorials. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_Genius_%28book_series%29 Furthermore this website has free download able electronic encyclopedias . http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/

[PaulL offline]

Well, I've been at it for a couple dozen years... It's what I have always done - electronics, software... We all have to start somewhere!

I'd approach those books I listed with caution - most concepts are still valid, but the technology's a bit dated.

[Geppetto offline]

Wow, now I feel noobish. Good stuff, and with the decent amazon prices on some I gotta check those out. My collection is small and basic but the evil genius series is full of simple hands-on tutorials. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_Genius_%28book_series%29 Furthermore this website has free download able electronic encyclopedias . http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/

Something for me to look into
Thank you!

Sorry I have no good book to share though

[ammylin offline]

How the Steel was Tempered
"Our dearest possession is life. It is given to us but once. And we must live it so as to feel no torturing regrets for wasted years, never know the burning shame of a mean and petty past; so live, that dying we might say: all my life all my strength were given to the finest cause in all the world - the fight for the Liberation of Humankind."

[robotlover17 offline]

The book that I started out with and probably the most helpful book I've read about it all is "3D Arduino Projects for the Evil Genius" by Simon Monk.. I would highly recommend it to any beginners out there!

[BotThoughts offline]

I'd say the best book for me already knowing electronics basics, was Cook's Intermediate Robot Building. (http://www.amazon.com/Intermediate-Robo ... 1590593731) I have loads of books that I've read and everything but that one I refer back to when actually building things. Very well written, easy to follow, great explanations & examples on a variety of topics.

It isn't a book but a *huge* boost in knowledge & understanding came to me from Udacity.com's CS373 online course. Artificial Intelligence: How to build a Robot. Formerly, how to build a self-driving robot. (https://www.udacity.com/course/cs373) I can't recommend it enough.

Michael