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9780071470360

Electronics Sensors for the Evil Genius : 54 Electrifying Projects

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    9780071470360

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    0071470360

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-01-20
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
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Summary

Projects include: rain detector, air pressure sensor, cloud chamber, lightning detector, electronic gas sniffer, seismograph, radiation detector, and more Appeals to electronics enthusiasts as well as students looking for innovative science fair projects

Author Biography

Tom Petruzzellis is an engineer, who is currently working with the geophysical field equipment department at the University of Binghamton. He has authored several books for McGraw-Hill, most recently Build Your Own Electronics Workshop and STAMP 2 Communications and Control Projects.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix
Sound Energy
1(24)
Sound Energy
1(2)
Types of Microphones
3(2)
Amplifying Sounds---The Audio Amplifier
5(2)
Electronic Stethoscope
7(3)
Underwater Hydrophone
10(6)
Ultrasonic Listener
16(3)
Infrasonics
19(6)
Light Detection and Measurement
25(32)
Light Detection Devices
26(2)
Listening to Light---Using an Opto-Listener
28(4)
Measuring the Solar Constant---Using a Radiometer
32(4)
A Basic Radiometer Circuit
36(3)
Measuring Ultraviolet Rays---Using an Ultraviolet Radiometer
39(5)
Measuring Ozone---Using an Ozone Meter
44(4)
Sensitive Optical Tachometer
48(3)
Turbidity
51(6)
Heat Detection
57(32)
Infrared Flame Sensor Switch
57(2)
Freezing Temperature Alarm
59(2)
Overtemperature Alarm
61(3)
Analog Data Logger System
64(5)
LCD Thermometer
69(5)
Night Scope Project
74(5)
Infrared Motion Detector
79(10)
Liquid Sensing
89(22)
Rain Detector
89(2)
Fluid Sensor
91(5)
Humidity Monitor
96(3)
pH Meter
99(4)
Stream Stage Water-Level Measurement
103(8)
Gas Sensing
111(24)
Air Pressure Switch
111(3)
Electronic Sniffer
114(4)
Bargraph Pressure Sensor
118(5)
Pellistor Combustible Gas Sensor
123(4)
Electronic Barometer
127(8)
Vibration Sensing
135(26)
Vibration Hour Meter
135(2)
Seismic Vibration Alarm
137(3)
Piezo Seismic Detector
140(4)
Research Seismograph
144(14)
AS-1 Specifications
158(3)
Detecting Magnetic Fields
161(34)
Historical Review
161(1)
Transformer Action
162(1)
The Radiation Field and the Induction Field
163(1)
The Magnetic Field
163(1)
The Electronic Field
163(1)
Magnetic Detectors
164(5)
The Barkhausen Effect
169(1)
Two-Inch Diameter Pickup Coil and Applications
170(3)
ELF Monitor
173(2)
Shielding
175(3)
Electronic Compass
178(4)
Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance Receiver
182(5)
Earth Field Magnetometer
187(1)
Toroidal-Core Flux-Gate Sensor
188(1)
The Flux-Gate Sensor
189(1)
Flux-Gate Magnetometer
190(5)
Sensing Electric Fields
195(26)
Electrostatic Fundamentals
195(5)
Building a Classic Electroscope
200(1)
Building a Leyden Jar
201(1)
Building a Static Tube
202(1)
Simple Electronic Electroscope
203(1)
Ion Detector
204(1)
Atmospheric Electricity Monitor
205(1)
Advanced Electrometer
206(3)
Cloud Charge Monitor
209(3)
Electrical Field Disturbance Monitor
212(9)
Radio Projects
221(26)
Radio History
221(3)
Detecting Lightening
224(1)
Lightning Detector
225(2)
ELF/VLF Radio or Nature's Radio
227(7)
Shortwave Radio
234(3)
Frequency Calibration
237(1)
Jupiter Radio Telescope
238(5)
The Jupiter Radio Telescope Antenna
243(4)
Radiation Sensing
247(20)
Space Radiation
247(1)
Radiation Sources on Earth
248(1)
Fun with a Cloud Chamber
248(3)
Low-Cost Ion Chamber
251(1)
Low-Cost Ion Chamber Radiation Detector
252(2)
Advanced Ion Chamber Radiation Detector
254(4)
Experimenting with a Geiger Counter
258(9)
Appendix A Helpful Contact Information 267(4)
Appendix B Data Sheets 271(52)
Index 323

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