Open Circuits: The Inner Beaut

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a photographic exploration of the beautiful design inside everyday electronics. Its stunning cross-section photography unlocks a hidden world full of elegance, subtle complexity, and wonder.

Our phones, computers, and appliances are made of hundreds of internal components, each precisely engineered, but none intended to be seen. Through painstakingly executed, vividly detailed cross-section photography, Open Circuits reveals the surprising beauty hiding inside the electronic components that drive our everyday devices. From resistors to LEDs, USB cables to headphone jacks, the book’s arresting imagery transforms more than 130 components into delightful works of art. As you visually dissect the components’ insides, you’ll learn about how they work and how they were made.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ No Starch Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 3 Nov. 2022
Edition ‏ : ‎ Combined
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1718502346
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1718502345
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 567 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 21.11 x 2.21 x 26.19 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 26,088 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) 7 in Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering 1,367 in Popular Science
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