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>Wikipedia doesn’t stop there; here’s their take on the metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET): This stood out to me because I have contrib
by snakeyjake 2y ago
>Wikipedia doesn’t stop there; here’s their take on the metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET):
This stood out to me because I have contributed quite a bit to the Wikipedia entry for MOSFET.
This illustration does not appear on the Wikipedia entry for a MOSFET: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOSFET https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOSFET
It only appears on the Wikipedia entry for "hydraulic analogy". People do not learn electronics from the Wikipedia entry for "hydraulic analogy".
I assert that it is highly likely that not a single human being on earth has ever used the Wikipedia entry for "hydraulic analogy" to learn electronics. It is likely that several people have used that entry to learn about the hydraulic analogy.
Then again, I learned electronics from 1988's The Way Things Work, which uses Wooly Mammoths, large stone edifices, and titanically large humans so maybe I was trained on analogy from an early age and learned to not become too attached to them when they start to break down (like how Wooly Mammoths don't exist anymore).
edit: oh goodness I just looked it up and the hydraulic analogy for a circuit in The Way Things Work is utterly magnificent, fantabulous, funny, and educational. No mammoths, unfortunately.
- ipdashc 2y ago> 1988's The Way Things Work I'm so glad to see this book mentioned on here! It was my favorite as a kid and it still holds up today IMO. I have one of the newer editions at home and this comment reminded me to go page through it a bit. Still brings a smile to my face.
- fifilura 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_Things_Work https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_Things_Work
- MengerSponge 2y agoExactly! It's a wonderful Lie to Children. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lie-to-children https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lie-to-children Just because the way you understand a profound truth is not the same way it was first introduced to you does not mean that the first introduction was flawed or wrong. It, more likely than not, means you're less of a child now than you were then.
- jaredhallen 2y agoI found a copy of that book in excellent condition at a thrift store a year or so ago. Paid $1. One of the best bargains I've scored in a long time.