Build your own laser, phaser, ion ray gun & other working space-age projects

Alternate ISBN info:

* Paperback: 390 pages
* Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Inc; 1st ed. edition (November 1, 1983)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0830606041
* ISBN-13: 978-0830606047

REVIEWS:

Serious Electronics, Dec 9 2003
Reviewer: A customer
This book teaches practical,
hands-on experience with some exciting
science projects that you aren't likely to
encounter elsewhere.

The ultrasonic listener extends the sense of
hearing to the realm of sounds above 20kHz.

The low-power one-transistor fm radio
transmitter is a useful tool to have in
your bag of tricks; it can be built on an
hour's notice, and for under $1.

It is an educational and worthwhile book.

That's the good news.

Now for a word of caution:

What I'm suggesting here is that you approach
the projects in this great book with wisdom and
an ability to think vigorously and persistently.

On one hand, If you mangage to complete and operate
all this book's projects, including adjustment of the
high-voltage supply of the cutting CO2 laser, and still
have not qualified for a postumous Darwin Award, then you
have demonstrated you are either a bizzarrely lucky fool
or a master technician who has the iron will to stay
alive by sticking to impeccable safety procedures.

And before you make your own homemade EMP generator,
consider that, at the time Mr. Ianinni wrote
this wonderous book, the electronic landscape
was much less involved, without the so many
co$tly thing$ like cell phone$ and PDA$ in it.
The radius of de$truction could lead irate
villagers (now reduced to a technological level of
torches and pitchforks) directly to your laboratory.

At least one of the devices i.e taser, have gotten
negative legislative attention since the book was
first published.

Ok; so now you know some of these projects
are genuinely hazardous.
Take care. Pay attention. Get old.
Keep one hand in your pocket.





Amazing Book!, Nov 26 1999
Reviewer: Grant Anderson (Rockford, IL) - See all my reviews
This is an amazing book with plans for anything cool that you could ever want to build. It has very clear, and easy to understand instructions. There are lots of diagrams, and detailed parts lists. All of the things work very well, and the material cost are all less than 100 dollars.





Excellent, Jun 30 1999
Reviewer: A customer
No, no no. The schematics were easy to understand if you have a decent working knowledge of the components used in the devices contained in the book. Come on now. I had no trouble assembling any of the projects I tried. Robert has done a great job, good from him.





This book tells you how to build lots of pratical eletronics, Oct 12 1998
Reviewer: A customer
Robert E. Iannini seemed to of spent a lot of time building and wrtiting about all of the projects in his 390 page book. His techinical expertese in the field guided me greatly when I built to of his projects. The Solid State Tesla Coil, which makes a spark about 1/4 inch long, and I also made a Pocket Ultrasonic device that discourges vicious dogs from attacking. (I haven't tested it yet, but that's what he says it does). There are lots of other projects like a home-made laser pointer, battery chargers and eliminators and a great project that I am going to build next: the magnetic field distortion detector, if calabrated correctally, can tell you if what you are looking at is a real UFO!! This is a great book for people who have a lot of time on their hands, and know a great deal about soldering, eletrical theory, wireing, and of course, some handy work with drills, saws, pliers, etc.



Really cool home built projects, Sep 4 1998
Reviewer: A customer
~Good Stuff~: I found this book every interesting. The author shows you the basic of some simple projects and then improves on them. ~Needs help~: Some of the advanced projects require a solid foundation in electronics if you want to understand what is going on with it. Some of the contruction diagrams are really hard to follow, they are not diagrammed clearly, and some info is missing on one or two. The author never gives you a rough estimate on the cost of building each project.





Only book of its kind, its way COOL!!, Aug 23 1998
Reviewer: A customer
I love the projects in this book! It brings a lot of ideas from star wars and other science fiction films to real life! It is a must for all science fiction enthusiasts and inventers.