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    Cover of Basic electricity

    Basic electricity

    M. Fogiel · 2002

    Electronics & Hardware
    Open LibraryAmazon
    Stats for nerds
    2recommend
    2mentions
    2people
    2023years
    100% recommend

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    1. kidgorgeousJul 2023
      Get them 2 books: Basic Machines and How They Work, and Basic Electricity, both written by the Navy. Have those be their bibles. Then a steady dose of Kahn Academy.
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    2. kazinatorJan 2023
      Decades ago, like in the 1950's perhaps, the US Navy created a training manual about electricity and electronics for its personnel (a reasonable facsimile of laymen). This was used as the basis for a book called Basic Electricity.

      1970:

      https://www.amazon.ca/Basic-Electricity-Bureau-Naval-Personn...

      2002:

      https://www.amazon.ca/Handbook-Basic-Electricity-Naval-Perso...

      2020:

      https://www.amazon.ca/Basic-Electricity-Bureau-Naval-Personn...

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