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The Boy's Second book of Electronics by Alfred Morgan(1957) introduced me to electronics in the 1970s, and lead to a technical mindset and lifestyle. The Engin

The Boy's Second book of Electronics by Alfred Morgan(1957) introduced me to electronics in the 1970s, and lead to a technical mindset and lifestyle. The Engineers Notebook by Forest Mims really taught me the basics of electronics. What do you care what other people think by Richard Feynman(1988) introduced me to the idea that nobody is really as much of an expert as you might think. 1632 By Eric Flint, and the subsequent series, got me thinking about the nature of civilization and all the things that go into making it. There are a lot of books in this world, and they all helped author who I am.

01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y ago
"the way things work", the book with all the woolly mammoths in it. Learned a lot from it
- Jerrrrrrry 2y ago
  That is the literal pillar; physically and figuratively the foundation, of my knowledge corpus; aptly the bottom book in my corner-turned-library. I spent hours as a kid, slowly parsing, contextualizing, researching every iota and minutiae of that book. I had an encyclopedia just to help supplement that book.
  - gfna 2y ago
    Didnt recogize the english title before i read this comment and it immediately clicked. The copy i have is from the late 80s and even then it was a bit dated, but it didnt matter. Awesome book. Now 35 years later my kids and I sometimes spend hours looking through the same book. Even more dated now, but that probably makes it even more amazing for them and now they know how a tape recorder works \o/
    - calvinmorrison 2y ago
      theres an updated edition as well
- JKCalhoun 2y ago
  Grew up with the original "The Way Things Work" [1] (found out later it was an English translation of the German book, "Wie Funktioniert Das"). [1] https://archive.org/details/waythingswork0000unse_p9x7/ https://archive.org/details/waythingswork0000unse_p9x7/
- calvinmorrison 2y ago
  I recently got a NEW copy as an adult. So happy to have it on my shelf!

01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y ago

"the way things work", the book with all the woolly mammoths in it. Learned a lot from it

Jerrrrrrry 2y ago
That is the literal pillar; physically and figuratively the foundation, of my knowledge corpus; aptly the bottom book in my corner-turned-library. I spent hours as a kid, slowly parsing, contextualizing, researching every iota and minutiae of that book. I had an encyclopedia just to help supplement that book.
- gfna 2y ago
  Didnt recogize the english title before i read this comment and it immediately clicked. The copy i have is from the late 80s and even then it was a bit dated, but it didnt matter. Awesome book. Now 35 years later my kids and I sometimes spend hours looking through the same book. Even more dated now, but that probably makes it even more amazing for them and now they know how a tape recorder works \o/
  - calvinmorrison 2y ago
    theres an updated edition as well
JKCalhoun 2y ago
Grew up with the original "The Way Things Work" [1] (found out later it was an English translation of the German book, "Wie Funktioniert Das"). [1] https://archive.org/details/waythingswork0000unse_p9x7/ https://archive.org/details/waythingswork0000unse_p9x7/
calvinmorrison 2y ago
I recently got a NEW copy as an adult. So happy to have it on my shelf!