Book Description
UNLEASH YOUR INNER MAD SCIENTIST!
This wickedly inventive guide explains how to design and build 15 fiendishly fun electronics projects. Filled with photos and illustrations, 15 Dangerously Mad Projects for the Evil Genius includes step-by-step directions, as well as a construction primer for those who are new to electronics projects.
Using easy-to-find components and equipment, this do-it-yourself book shows you how to create a variety of mischievous gadgets, such as a remote-controlled laser, motorized multicolored LEDs that write in the air, and a surveillance robot. You’ll also learn to use the highly popular Arduino microcontroller board with three of the projects.
15 Dangerously Mad Projects for the Evil Genius:
Features step-by-step instructions and helpful illustrations
Covers essential safety measures
Reveals the scientific principles behind the projects
Removes the frustration factor–all required parts are listed, along with sources
Build these devious devices to amaze your friends and confound your enemies!
Coil gun
Trebuchet
Ping pong ball minigun
Mini laser turret
Balloon-popping laser gun
Touch-activated laser sight
Laser-grid intruder alarm
Persistence-of-vision display
Covert radio bug
Laser voice transmitter
Flash bomb
High-brightness LED strobe
Levitation machine
Snailbot
Surveillance robot
Each fun, inexpensive Evil Genius project includes a detailed list of materials, sources for parts, schematics, and lots of clear, well-illustrated instructions for easy assembly. The larger workbook-style layout and convenient two-column format make following the step-by-step instructions a breeze.
VIDEOS, PHOTOS, AND SOURCE CODE ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.DANGEROUSLYMAD.COM
Make Great Stuff!
TAB, an imprint of McGraw-Hill Professional, is a leading publisher of DIY technology books for makers, hackers, and electronics hobbyists.
Table of contents
Chapter 1 Coil Gun
Chapter 2 Trebuchet
Chapter 3 Ping Pong Ball Minigun
Chapter 4 Mini Laser Turret
Chapter 5 Balloon-popping Laser Gun
Chapter 6 Touch Activated Laser Sight
Chapter 7 Laser-grid Intruder Alarm
Chapter 8 Persistence of Vision Display
Chapter 9 Covert Radio Bug
Chapter 10 Laser Voice Transmitter
Chapter 11 Flash Bomb
Chapter 12 High Brightness LED Strobe
Chapter 13 Levitation Machine
Chapter 14 Light Seeking Microbot
Chapter 15 Surveillance Robot
Appendix A Electronics Construction Primer
