15 Dangerously Mad Projects for the Evil Genius

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 Projectsfor 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 alsolearn 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

Book Details

• Paperback: 242 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics (May 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071755675
• ISBN-13: 978-0071755672

• File Size: 15.8 MiB

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