Electronics For Students Of Mechanical Engineering

Electronics for Students of Mechanical Engineering (1965) by H. Sutcliffe – Longmans
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Back when transistors were cutting-edge and “digital” still meant fingers, H. Sutcliffe’s Electronics for Students of Mechanical Engineering bridged the baffling gap between resistors and rivets. Published in 1965, this no-nonsense textbook was aimed squarely at mechanical engineering students who just wanted to pass their electronics module without electrocuting themselves.

Expect hand-drawn circuit diagrams, explanations that predate microprocessors, and an unwavering belief in the eternal supremacy of the slide rule. Our copy? Slightly warped by time, possibly annotated by a stressed-out undergrad in 1972, and smelling faintly of WD-40 and despair.

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Good all round condition although the plastics coating on the cover has peeled in places with age.

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