Open Circuits: The Inner Beauty of Electronic Components (Packaging may vary)

If you are interested in electronics, even if you do not design and build, this book is absolutely fascinating. After decades of working with electronics, I can honestly say I have never seen anything like this book. The photography is absolutely AMAZING, and captures the intrinsic beauty of a broad array of electronic and electro-mechanical components. My one purchase is quickly turning into three - I wound up gifting it to my one of my physics professor (an "Art of Electronics" type, into the more fundamentals of how things actually work), and will need to get another copy for myself. A think copy is headed for the University's physics undergraduate electronics lab, for the kiddos. It explains certain things in a way that really cannot be duplicated, with actual pictures (close ups, cutaways) of real objects, showing the natural elegance of the design. Highly, highly recommended!

Great coffetable book for tech hardware nerds. I do wish it had more details about types of cables etc like varients in design or function. Pictures are fantastic though. Very detailed close ups. Great for folks that are less tech inclined.

Have absolutely enjoyed this book, the authors did a excellent job with the photos and details. Thank you to the YouTube channel CuriousMarc for making a video on it!! As a kid I had a rocks and Minerals book and I would sit for hours and reading through it, looking at all the close up pictures. I'd , mentally take journeys to the rocks native location and imagining how they were created over time, the chemical composition and bonds that formed the shapes and absolutely enjoyed those adventures over TV. Fast forward and now I have a new book that fits more into my other hobby, Electronics. The book shows clear and detailed explanations with pictures of components I have used many times over the years, even the older versions. The cut away view of each component shows the internal connections or materials and how they are made is really fascinating to see. The pictures even show the inner workings of some of the more advances yet common components used in every day electronics. Well worth the read. For sure to offer a young person that final spark to make a choice into a long term career path. Would recommend getting one for a office waiting room, a coffee table as a conversation piece, or one just to have in that how does it work collection of books. So happy I purchased this book. My cats even like to curl up and read the book with me but I suspect it's for other reasons... Amazon packed the book to me un-wrapped and without a protective bag in a box with two 15lbs bags of cat food. By the time I received the order the book corners had ripped open one of the bags of cat food and the food was smashed all over the box leaving a oil residue on the book. Luckily the oil was thin and wiped off the face of the book relatively easily. The corners of the book received some rounding and have minor damage but nothing that regular use over time would also produce. I guess this was a happy little accident as now my cats are always sitting on my lap reading with me, waiting for me to leave the book un attended... as it does smell like a giant bag of cat food...

Beautiful book that helps with understanding of how electrical components are made and operate.

Excellent book! Even with the knowledge I had, I never knew HOW they looked on the inside. The cutaway pics were fantastic! This is a great book to share with like minded electronics friends and coworkers

Anyone interested in how the technology around them works should have this book, or at least read it once. It breaks everything down into a piece by piece, chop up and lay it out fashion that shows you the inner workings of electronics so you can see the details down to a precision I haven't seen in many other publications. It then details through thumbnails and summarized texts each piece within the chopped up inner view, and tells you exactly what's going on when you use said product. Very nicely done! The hard cover is a high quality addition for any collection.

You definitely have to be a science geek to appreciate this book. I have an engineering degree so I am familiar with them. I have been building small projects with Electronic Circuits for the Evil Genius and I can refer to this for any new components I’m using. His photography is extremely well done, well thought out, and well prepared. Cutting all these parts in half took a lot of effort, precision, and some special saws. Even if you don’t know what you’re looking at they are still works of art.

I tutor electronics, and having a reference like this, showing the students how the materials inside manufactured electronics is built is priceless. It’s also a lot of fun to read. The author not only shows you the insides of the components, but explains them and gives you some idea of theory.

Basic information presented in a very nice and interesting way. Easy to read and appreciate...

An amazing book for every electronics lover 😊

Muito interessante e com mais informação do que estava à espera, gera sempre conversa entre os nerds quando estamos na sala.

日本語版を先に購入していたが、仕事柄電子部品のことに関する英作文をする機会が多いため独学用に購入した。大変参考になっているけれども、両方の版ともほぼ同じ構成・大きさなので並べて見るのはほぼ不可能だった。ただ写真も綺麗だし、電気英語の勉強用の教材にはおすすめ。

This book is insightful, to see the inside of most commonly used electronic parts, IC's. capacitors, resistors etc. How they function and uses. Exactly what the doctor ordered. A well written and put together book. I am enthralled now to own it. All electronic enthusiasts show own a book like this. Brilliant.