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• santix · Oct 12, 2018 · Recommends

  And for a list of applications what better than Forrest Mims' handwritten Engineer's mini notebook: https://archive.org/details/Forrest_Mims-engineers_mini-note...

  on “The 555 and How It Got That Way” ↗
• WaitWaitWha · Mar 20, 2021 · Recommends

  …level of electronics background, I have great luck have people fall in love with the subject using Forrest M. Mims III authored books. Specifically with the "Getting Started in Electronics" and his "Engineer's Mini-Notebook" series.

  on “My self-study plan for electrical engineering” ↗
• Stratoscope · Jun 30, 2025 · Recommends

  You must be thinking of The Forrest Mims Engineer's Notebook or his Engineer's Mini-Notebook or Getting Started in Electronics. The Engineer's Notebook is still in print: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1878707035 If you download the free Kindle sample, it has some of the illustrations, but mostly…

  on “Ask HN: 80s electronics book club; anyone remember this illustrator?” ↗
• fuzzfactor · Apr 7, 2018 · Recommends

  There are a variety of project subject areas in the series of Engineer's Mini-Notebooks, and some of them are quite advanced: https://archive.org/search.php?query=%22Engineer%27s%20Mini-... It can really be most worthwhile to start with the introductory Engineer's Mini-Notebook volume,…

  on “Ask HN: How to self-learn electronics?” ↗
• WaitWaitWha · Dec 5, 2022 · Recommends

  All of Forrest M. Mims III books are a treasure trove of electric & electronics learning, in a very simple way. For starters, get the "Getting Started in Electronics" , and any of his "Engineer's Mini-Notebook" series.

  on “Ask HN: Can you recommend a book to learn basic electrical concepts/engineering?” ↗
• dietrichepp · Mar 26, 2024 · Mentions

  I had one of these! The 130-in-1, maybe? It has that “wow” factor, but as I kid I think I moved on to breadboards pretty quickly. That, and we had a bunch of Engineer’s Mini-Notebook by Forrest Mims III. These kits are very cool but I remember that it felt a little more like paint-by-numbers.

  on “Electronic project kits: hands on with a vintage 160-in-1 (2016)” ↗
• SoleilAbsolu · May 5, 2026 · Mentions

  I still have the Forrest Mims III Radio Shack "555 Engineer's Mini-Notebook" somewhere in my basement. And rumor has it that Sammy Hagar can't drive 555 because his car just isn't fast enough!

  on “EEVblog: The 555 Timer is 55 years old” ↗