ThisisthebookthatIwishIhadwhenIfirststartedexploringelectronicsnearlyhalfacenturyago.Inthosedays,transistorswereonlyjustmakingtheirdebutandintegratedcircuitswerecompletelyunknown.Ofcourse,sincethenmuchhaschangedbut,despiteallofthechanges,theworldofelectronicsremainsafasci