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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_Things_Work https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_Things_Work Probably the single most influential on my technical educat
by colanderman 10y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_Things_Work https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_Things_Work
Probably the single most influential on my technical education. Each page made me feel like I was inside the machines.
- hexagonc 10y agoI had this book, too. It was given to me as a Christmas present along with the Star Trek Next Generation Technical Manual[1]. [1] - https://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Next-Generation-Technical/dp/0671704273/ref=pd_sbs_14_img_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=00RWBJQRSR5ABP0B6R75 https://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Next-Generation-Technical/d...
- qubex 10y agoAgain, yup! To this day I can remember that warp coil plasma injectors work their way up to a maximum frequency of 50Hz at about Warp 8 and then merely keep increasing warp plasma flow. ;)
- qubex 10y agoYup! My father gave me a copy in 1992 and as late as 1997 I used the mammoth-infested diagram of a half-adder (the only depiction I had access to in my teenage pre-internet-connection days) to build a 4-bit full adder out of discrete logic.