Xref: utzoo alt.books.technical:118 sci.electronics:16174 rec.ham-radio:27921 Path: utzoo!utgpu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!apple!kchen From: kchen@Apple.COM (Kok Chen) Newsgroups: alt.books.technical,sci.electronics,rec.ham-radio Subject: Re: A Wonderous Electronics beference book Message-ID: <47242@apple.Apple.COM> Date: 10 Dec 90 22:15:56 GMT References: <2128@ccadfa.adfa.oz.au> <808@vtserf.cc.vt.edu> <1990Dec10.152326.18542@bellcore.bellcore.com> Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA Lines: 25 mo@messy.bellcore.com (Michael O'Dell) writes: >The Art of Electronics (Second Edition), >Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill > >This book is a rare jem indeed. Herewith is the table of >contents to varying detail.... Couple of interesting facts: Horowitz is also W1HFA and at one time held the record (he claims :-) as the youngest Ham with a mention in QST (must be in the late '40s or early '50s sometime). He is also the main brain behind Project META, a Planetary Society sponsored search for extraterrestrial intelligence, using one of Harvaarhd's radiotelescopes. Very practical (and absolutely *crazy* :-) fellow, considering that he is a Physics professor at Harvard and was a by-product of Purcell. One also sees his mug on some NOVA programs, the ones that talk about SETI. In addition to SETI, also known to work on room-temperature detection attempts of the monopole; don't know if he has given up on that yet :-). 73, Kok Chen, AA6TY kchen@apple.com Apple Computer, Inc.