Social Media for Engineers and Scientists

Author: Jon DiPietro
ISBN: 9781606502518 / 1606502514
©2012 | 1st Edition | 180 pages | Paperback
Pub Date: DEC-11
Price: US$ 39.95

This book will explore the rising phenomena of internet-based social networking and discuss the particular challenges engineers and scientists will have in adapting to this new, content-centric environment.

Social networks are both a blessing and a curse to the engineer and scientist. The blessings are apparent: the abundance of free applications and their increasing mobility and transportability. The curse is that creating interesting and compelling content on these user-driven systems is best served by right-brain skills. But most engineers and scientists are left-brain oriented, have generally shunned the right-brain skills like graphic design and creative writing as being indulgent and time wasting. The problem is, those are exactly the skills required to create compelling content.

This book will help engineers and scientists re-acquire those right-brain skills and put them to best use in the new world of internet-based social media technologies.

Some Key Features include:

• Emphasizes the growing role that social media technology—like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, will play in professions like science and engineering
• How to understand the importance of continuous streaming of content over time for both professional presence and for collaborative effort—the key in today’s team approach to engineering and science
• Valuable help for quantitative people like engineers and scientist in setting up social media sites, requiring qualitative skills

About the Author

Jon DiPietro is the founder and principal of Bridge-Soft, LLC, an environmental data management software company, and Domesticating IT, an Internet marketing consultancy and blog. He is a frequent speaker on Internet marketing and social media and is a certified Inbound Marketing Professional.

McGraw-Hill Bestselling Evil Genius Series Top 5

The Evil Genius series has received the following review in the Spring 2010 issue of Make: Technology on Your Time (circulation 100,000):

“Simply Genius

Evil Genius book series

$25 each McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics

Since 2004, McGraw-Hill has released 25 Evil Genius book filled with projects sure to stoke the imaginations of the most jaded makers amongst us.  The books run the gamut from robots to bionics to home automation.  Although some are targeted at a high school demographic, some will provide a good challenge for adults, and many projects could be done by junior high students under adult supervision. My favorites are two challenging books written by Thomas Petruzzellis [ISBN 007-1470360, Electronics Sensors for the Evil Genius: 54 Electrifying Projects and ISBN 007-1489290, 22 Radio and Receiver Projects for the Evil Genius.] The sensor book covers projects to measure sound, light, temperature, vibration, magnetic/electric fields, and radiation.  While the radio receiver book is perhaps most advanced, it will guide you in monitoring the radio spectrum from VLF to UHF as well as lightning storms, the northern lights, or the planet Jupiter.  This year promises six new books in the series.”

Electronic Gadgets for the Evil Genius

Author: Iannini, Robert
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-142609-1
ISBN-10: 0071426094
©2004 | 1st Edition | 250 pages , Softcover
Pub Date: March 2004
Price: US$ 24.95
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SHOCK AND AMAZE! INEXPENSIVE PROJECTS YOU CAN BUILD!

INSIDE: PROJECTS THAT TOUCH THE LEADING EDGE OF ELECTRONICS

Electronics fans have waited a long time for this book. Not since 1983 has author Bob Iannini published a collection of his amazing projects — all of them fun, easy, and inexpensive to make at home and, best of all, seriously exciting and impressive!

Iannini takes the stuff of science fiction and science future and brings it down to size for the home hobbyist. Full of easy-to-follow plans and clear diagrams and schematics, and respectful of your wallet, Electronic Gadgets for the Evil Genius gives you:

• Illustrated instructions and plans for amazing pretested projects advanced enough for sophisticated electronics enthusiasts but described in sufficient detail to be built easily by newcomers
• Explanations of the science and math behind each project (i.e., you can explore different methods of achieving acceleration)
• Frustration-free plans — needed parts are listed, along with sources — and most of these projects can be built for $100 or less

WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH:

This book equips you with complete plans, instructions, parts lists, and sources for these wonderful projects:

• Infrared viewer
• Object levitation device
• Laser listening system
• Electromagnetic pulse (EMP) generator
• Sonic phaser cannon
• Electromagnetic launcher
• Object projector
• Traveling plasma wave generator
• Multivortex plasma tornado
• Laser beam cutter
• Ion ray projector
• Several Tesla coil projects
• Pyrotechnic blaster and shock wave pulser
• Lightning bolt generator
• Robotic circuit jamming EMP generator
• Ultrabright green laser
• Working light saber
• Magnetic pulse can crusher
• Mass driver and launcher
• Ultrasonic microphone
• Laser protection project
• Ultrasonic shock projector
• Electric fishing and worming machine

New Features:

• Each chapter contains detailed list of materials, sources for obtaining parts, schematics, documentation, and clear instructions for electronic assembly of each project
• Projects contain a briefing on mathematical theory, along with a simple explanation of operation
• Includes explanations of various methods of acceleration, power conditioning, energy source, magnetism, and electro-kinetics
• Proven audience — the author’s company sells nearly 7,000 of just the plans for these projects every year, at an average cost of $15. This number doesn’t even include 4 of the newest projects. Surely a book with ALL of the projects with explanations would be a welcome addition to the buyers’ libraries.
• Perfect hobbyist book — the projects are inexpensive, yet truly make an impression on the serious electronics tinkerer and the mechanical hobbyist

About the Author

Bob Iannini runs Information Unlimited, a firm dedicated to the experimenter and technology enthusiast. Founded in 1974, the company holds many patents, ranging from weapons advances to children’s toys. Mr. Iannini’s 1983 Build Your Own Laser, Phaser, Ion Ray Gun & Other Working Space-Age Projects, now out of print, remains a popular source for electronics hobbyists.

101 Spy Gadgets for the Evil Genius

Authors: Graham , Brad ; McGowan, Kathy
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-146894-7
ISBN-10: 0071468943
©2007 | 1st Edition | 259 pages , Softcover
Pub Date: June 2006
Price: US$ 24.95
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101 SPY DEVICES FOR SERIOUS SNOOPING

This book offers an amazingly awesome and complete collection of professional spy tools that you can build yourself. You can build any project in this thrilling arsenal of spy devices for $30 or less! Not only that, even total beginners to electronics can construct these mind-boggling snooping tools.

You get complete, easy-to-follow plans, clear diagrams and schematics, and hundreds of pictures. 101 Spy Gadgets for the Evil Genius gives you:

• Illustrated instructions and plans for amazing sleuthin’ ‘n snoopin’ devices, presented in sufficient detail to be built even by newcomers
• Loads of projects simple enough for new spies to construct easily, progressing in complexity to devices that will excite investigation professionals
• Explanations of the science and math behind each project
• Frustration-factor removal — needed parts are listed, along with sources

101 Spy Gadgets for the Evil Genius equips you with complete plans, instructions, parts lists, and sources for devices that let you:

• Build and install a nanny cam for viewing and recording activity from afar
• Hear and record what’s said from great distances
• See and photograph in the dark
• Wire yourself for undetected recording
• Construct a hidden briefcase camera
• Tap and record telephone conversations
• Privately record every called number, with a time stamp, from any phone
• Build a secret time-lapse camera
• Build and install motion-activated spy cameras or listening devices
• Alter photographic evidence
• Digitally disguise your telephone voice
• Secretly install key-logging software to see what’s done on any computer
• Learn what Web sites others are surfing
• Recover deleted computer files
• View other peoples’ computer screens from your PC
• Control your spy equipment from afar

About the Authors

Brad Graham is an inventor, robotics hobbyist, founder and host of atomiczombie.com Web site, which receives nearly a million hits a month, and a computer professional. He is the coauthor of Atomic Zombie’s Bicycle Builder’s Bonanza, perhaps the most creative bicycle-building guide ever written, and Build Your Own All-Terrain Robot, both also from McGraw-Hill. Technical manager of Freedom 2000 Complete Technical Services, which specializes in computer network setup and maintenance, data storage and recovery, and security services, Mr. Graham is also a Certified Netware Engineer, a Microsoft Certified Professional, and a Certified Electronics and Cabling Technician.

Kathy McGowan provides logistical and marketing support for Brad’s many robotics, bicycle, computer, and publishing projects. She also manages the daily operations of Freedom 2000 and several Web sites, including atomiczombie.com and xtremeclothes.com, as well as various Internet-based blogs and forums. Additionally, Ms. McGowan provides computer training, advises on Internet security risks, and writes articles for ezines.

123 Robotics Experiments for the Evil Genius

Author: Predko, Myke
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-141358-9
ISBN-10: 0071413588
©2004 | 1st Edition | 355 pages , Softcover
Pub date: January 2004
Price: US$ 24.95
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123 STEPS NEEDED TO BRING OUT THE GENIUS IN EVERY BASEMENT HOBBYIST!

If you enjoy tinkering in your workshop and have a fascination for robotics, you’ll have hours of fun working through the 123 experiments found in this innovative project book.

More than just an enjoyable way to spend time, these exciting experiments also provide a solid grounding in robotics, electronics, and programming. Each experiment builds on the skills acquired in those before it so you develop a hands-on, nuts-and-bolts understanding of robotics — from the ground up.

123 Robotics Projects for the Evil Genius

• Introduces you to robotics, electronics, and programming for robotics step-by-step — you don’t need to be a science whiz to get started, but you will be when you have finished
• Vividly explains the science behind robots and the technologies needed to build them, including: Electronics; Mechanical assembly; Motors and batteries; Programming and microcontrollers
• Shows how you can create simple robots and models using materials found around the house and workroom
• Requires only inexpensive, easily obtained parts and tools
• Provides a PCB (printed circuit board) that will make it easy to create the circuits used in this book as well as your own experiments
• Gives you directions for building a maze-solving robot, two different designs for a light-seeking robot, an artificial intelligence program that will respond to you, and much more
• Explains underlying principles and suggests other applications
• Supplies parts lists and program listings

IMAGINATIVE EXPERIMENTS THAT TEACH THE BASICS — WHILE PROVIDING HOURS OF FUN!

About the Author

Myke Predko is a New Technologies Test Engineer at Celestica in Toronto, Canada. He is the author of McGraw-Hill’s Programming and Customizing PICMicro Microcontrollers, Second Edition, and is the principal designer of the TAB Electronics Sumo-Bot.

Solar Energy Projects for the Evil Genius

Author: Harper, Gavin
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-147772-7
ISBN-10: 0071477721
©2008 | 1st Edition | 196 pages , Softcover
Pub Date: June 2007
Price: US$ 24.95
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FOLLOW THE SUN TO MORE EVIL FUN!

Let the sun shine on your evil side – and have a wicked amount of fun on your way to becoming a solar energy master! In this guide, the popular Evil Genius format ramps up your understanding of powerful, important, and environmentally friendly solar energy – and shows you how to build real, practical solar energy projects you can use in your home, yard – even on the road!

In Solar Energy Projects for the Evil Genius, high-tech guru Gavin Harper gives you everything you need to build more than 50 thrilling solar energy projects. You’ll find complete, easy-to-follow plans, with clear diagrams and schematics, so you know exactly what’s involved before you begin.

• Illustrated instructions and plans for 30 amazing pretested solar energy projects that assume no prior experience with energy science
• Explanations of the science and math behind each project
• Projects that progress in difficulty – from simple ones that may inspire science fair entries – all the way to converting a real home to solar energy
• Frustration-factor removal-needed parts are listed, along with sources-plus all the tools you’ll need

Solar Energy Projects for the Evil Genius provides you with complete plans, instructions, parts lists, and sources for:

• Crushed berries solar cell
• Solar “death ray”
• Solar powered hot dog cooker
• Solar furnace
• Sun-powered refrigerator
• Camping shower, oven, and more
• Hot recipes for solar cooking
• Water purifier
• Flashlight
• Garden lights
• Solar vehicle
• Environmentally friendly robot
• Much more!

About the Author

Gavin D. J. Harper is the author of 50 Awesome Auto Projects for the Evil Genius, Build Your Own Car PC, and Solar Energy Projects for the Evil Genius (all from McGraw-Hill), and has had work mentioned in the journal Science. Harper holds a BSc. (Hons) Technology from the Open University, has completed an MSc. Architecture: Advanced Environmental & Energy Studies, and is currently undertaking further Postgraduate study with the Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology, Loughborough University.

Electronic Circuits for the Evil Genius

Authors: Cutcher, Dave
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-144881-9
ISBN-10: 0071448810
©2005 | 1st Edition | 225 pages , Softcover
Pub Date: November 2004
Price: US$ 24.95
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FROM CIRCUIT FAINT HEART TO CIRCUIT LION HEART IN 57 EASY AND FUN LESSONS

Featuring everything an electronics hobbyist could want to learn about circuits and circuit design, Dave Cutcher’s Electronic Circuits for the Evil Genius makes it fun to achieve genuine mastery, one simple lesson at a time. What’s more, when you’re done, you’ll have 5 complete projects to show for your efforts!

5 FUN AND INSTRUCTIVE PROJECTS

Cutcher’s 57 lessons build on each other and add up to projects you’ll be proud to display, play with, and put to practical use. You don’t need to know anything about electronics to begin building:

• A night light that turns itself on as darkness falls, and off at dawn’s first light
• A professional-quality burglar alarm
• A toy that thinks for itself with logic gates
• An application that counts — built on your own design
• A two-way intercom using transistors and op amps

BUILD HANDS-ON EXPERTISE

Designed to teach through doing, Electronic Circuits for the Evil Genius provides hours of rewarding fun. That’s not all. This book gives you valuable experience in circuit construction and design. You learn to test, modify, and observe results — skills you can put to work in all the exciting circuit-building projects in your future.

Dave Cutcher makes it easy for you to master electronic circuits. Electronic Circuits for the Evil Genius gives you:

• Illustrated instructions and plans for amazing pretested projects advanced enough for sophisticated electronics enthusiasts but described in sufficient detail to be built easily by newcomers
• Frustration-free plans — needed parts are listed, along with sources
• Full instructions on using a digital multimeter and turning your computer into an oscilloscope
• Templates for CAD work and a link to a great public domain CAD program
• Online access to an inexpensive kit (around $50) containing all the materials you need to build these projects (you can, of course, buy parts individually, wherever you choose)

GO TO: www.books.mcgraw-hill.com/authors/cutcher for:

• Animations
• Answers to worksheet problems
• Links to other resources
• .WAV files to be used as frequency generators
• Freeware so you can apply your PC as an oscilloscope

DEVELOP POWERFUL CIRCUIT SKILLS THE FUN WAY!

Building for Boomers

Authors: Schriener, Judy
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-159981-8
ISBN-10: 0071599819
©2010 | 1st Edition | 304 pages , Hardcover
Pub Date: March 2010
Price: US$ 59.95

Design and Build Housing for the Boomer Generation

This unique resource provides the latest housing data, options, and trends to help you plan, design, and construct homes and communities to meet the requirements and expectations of aging baby boomers. There are 77 million boomers in the United States alone who continue to set the new, higher standard for product change and innovation as they have been doing for decades. Building for Boomers offers targeted information for architects, builders, engineers, developers, remodelers, and suppliers interested in capitalizing on this exploding market.

LEARN HOW TO:

• Plan neighborhoods based on local and regional factors, including zoning and other regulations
• Understand different types of neighborhoods, such as age-targeted, mixed generations, transit-oriented design (TOD), traditional neighborhood developments (TNDs), cohousing, and others
• Integrate aging in place, universal, and green building design concepts
• Incorporate technology infrastructure into your designs, including communication, entertainment, lighting, environment, protection, and healthcare
• Design single family homes, townhouses, condos, and apartments
• Explore various design options for living spaces, bedrooms, kitchens, bathrooms, and storage
• Stay informed of growing trends such as green construction and smart homes
• Determine and develop your niche

Tables of Contents

Chapter 1. Boomers: Who They Are, What They Want, Why You Should Care;
Chapter 2. Unexpected Challenges;
Chapter 3. Neighborhood Types;
Chapter 4. Aging in Place, Universal Design, Sustainability and Building Green;
Chapter 5. Technology Turns the Tide;
Chapter 6. Single Family Homes and Townhouses;
Chapter 7. Condos and Apartments;
Chapter 8. The Design Process Step by Step;
Chapter 9. Design Options;
Chapter 10. Looking Ahead;
Chapter 11. Determining and Developing Your Niche;
Chapter 12. Dos and Don’ts of Dealing with Boomers;
Appendixes;
Glossary;
Index