Open Circuits: The Inner Beauty of Electronic Components (Packaging may vary)

Great coffetable book for tech hardware nerds. I do wish it had more details about types of cables etc like varients in design or function. Pictures are fantastic though. Very detailed close ups. Great for folks that are less tech inclined.

If you are interested in electronics, even if you do not design and build, this book is absolutely fascinating. After decades of working with electronics, I can honestly say I have never seen anything like this book. The photography is absolutely AMAZING, and captures the intrinsic beauty of a broad array of electronic and electro-mechanical components. My one purchase is quickly turning into three - I wound up gifting it to my one of my physics professor (an "Art of Electronics" type, into the more fundamentals of how things actually work), and will need to get another copy for myself. A think copy is headed for the University's physics undergraduate electronics lab, for the kiddos. It explains certain things in a way that really cannot be duplicated, with actual pictures (close ups, cutaways) of real objects, showing the natural elegance of the design. Highly, highly recommended!

Have absolutely enjoyed this book, the authors did a excellent job with the photos and details. Thank you to the YouTube channel CuriousMarc for making a video on it!! As a kid I had a rocks and Minerals book and I would sit for hours and reading through it, looking at all the close up pictures. I'd , mentally take journeys to the rocks native location and imagining how they were created over time, the chemical composition and bonds that formed the shapes and absolutely enjoyed those adventures over TV. Fast forward and now I have a new book that fits more into my other hobby, Electronics. The book shows clear and detailed explanations with pictures of components I have used many times over the years, even the older versions. The cut away view of each component shows the internal connections or materials and how they are made is really fascinating to see. The pictures even show the inner workings of some of the more advances yet common components used in every day electronics. Well worth the read. For sure to offer a young person that final spark to make a choice into a long term career path. Would recommend getting one for a office waiting room, a coffee table as a conversation piece, or one just to have in that how does it work collection of books. So happy I purchased this book. My cats even like to curl up and read the book with me but I suspect it's for other reasons... Amazon packed the book to me un-wrapped and without a protective bag in a box with two 15lbs bags of cat food. By the time I received the order the book corners had ripped open one of the bags of cat food and the food was smashed all over the box leaving a oil residue on the book. Luckily the oil was thin and wiped off the face of the book relatively easily. The corners of the book received some rounding and have minor damage but nothing that regular use over time would also produce. I guess this was a happy little accident as now my cats are always sitting on my lap reading with me, waiting for me to leave the book un attended... as it does smell like a giant bag of cat food...

Excellent book! Even with the knowledge I had, I never knew HOW they looked on the inside. The cutaway pics were fantastic! This is a great book to share with like minded electronics friends and coworkers

Very informative and well designed and structured information in the real of circuits generally. A big thanks to the authors and whom ever had even the slightest effort in such an amazing work, we’ll be waiting for more books of this kind in all areas of tech and wish you all the best.

This is one of the most beautiful books I have ever owned. As an old school electronics person I recognize the necessary markings on electronic devices, but when you put them together in a circuit they are beautiful. They become art. The author of this book has cut open and shown the basic innards of every basic electronic device I have ever touched, workhorses of the old school electronics era. He found a way to show every bit I ever worked with in a clear and orderly way. And then he showed how he did it (hint: tenth of a millimeter). Awesome.

Can be a great gift to someone into electrical engineering or computer science. Creates excitement. I don’t like books, especially paper versions. The technical world moves too fast for reading books, but this one is just interesting to open as a piece of art. I ordered two.

You definitely have to be a science geek to appreciate this book. I have an engineering degree so I am familiar with them. I have been building small projects with Electronic Circuits for the Evil Genius and I can refer to this for any new components I’m using. His photography is extremely well done, well thought out, and well prepared. Cutting all these parts in half took a lot of effort, precision, and some special saws. Even if you don’t know what you’re looking at they are still works of art.