Overview
The revised edition of the Newnes Dictionary of Electronics includes a substantial new section devoted to acronyms and abbreviations. So if you think you know the meaning of ADDER, LAP, FIB, SPICE or WORM, we recommend you check in the Newnes Dictionary of Electronics first.
Full Product Details
Author: S W Amos (Formerly Head of Technical Publications Section Engineering Training Department BBC) ,
Roger Amos (Technical Author, Illustrator and Publicist)
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint: Newnes (an imprint of Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd )
Edition: 4th New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 13.80cm
, Height: 12.30cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.520kg
ISBN: 9780750656429
ISBN 10: 0750656425
Pages: 389
Publication Date: 04 March 2002
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Replaced By: 9780750643313
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
'Ideal for engineers, technicians, students or interested amateurs, this is a reference book par excellence, with TV, radio and computing terms all being included as well as the more basic definitions.' Electronics World 'A concise and compact dictionary that seems to cover enough, but not too much.' Electronics Australia 'The definitions range from one sentence to a short essay, some with illustrations as necessary for clarity. The fourth edition incorporates new technology, chiefly in the field of computing and data-processing equipment. An appendix lists abbreviations and acronyms.' Book News, Inc, Portland, OR 'Recommended for all libraries, including specialized engineering libraries, academic and public libraries.' E-Streams Vol6 #10 - Oct 2003
'Ideal for engineers, technicians, students or interested amateurs, this is a reference book par excellence, with TV, radio and computing terms all being included as well as the more basic definitions.' Electronics World'A concise and compact dictionary that seems to cover enough, but not too much.' Electronics Australia'The definitions range from one sentence to a short essay, some with illustrations as necessary for clarity. The fourth edition incorporates new technology, chiefly in the field of computing and data-processing equipment. An appendix lists abbreviations and acronyms.'Book News, Inc, Portland, OR'Recommended for all libraries, including specialized engineering libraries, academic and public libraries.'E-Streams Vol6 #10 - Oct 2003
'Ideal for engineers, technicians, students or interested amateurs, this is a reference book par excellence, with TV, radio and computing terms all being included as well as the more basic definitions.' Electronics World 'A concise and compact dictionary that seems to cover enough, but not too much.' Electronics Australia 'The definitions range from one sentence to a short essay, some with illustrations as necessary for clarity. The fourth edition incorporates new technology, chiefly in the field of computing and data-processing equipment. An appendix lists abbreviations and acronyms.' Book News, Inc, Portland, OR 'Recommended for all libraries, including specialized engineering libraries, academic and public libraries.' E-Streams Vol6 #10 - Oct 2003
Author Information
Stan Amos, formerly head of Technical Publications Section Engineering Training Department BBC, has been writing about electronics since the 1950s.
