About the Author
Dr. Simon Monk (Preston, UK) has a degree in Cybernetics and Computer Science and a PhD in Software Engineering. He spent several years as an academic before returning to the industry, co-founding the mobile software company Momote Ltd. He has been an active electronics hobbyist since his early teens and is a full-time writer on hobby electronics and open source hardware. Dr. Monk is the author of numerous electronics books, specializing in open source hardware platforms, especially Arduino and Raspberry Pi. He is also co-author with Paul Scherz of Practical Electronics for Inventors, Third Edition.
You can follow Dr. Monk on Twitter, where he is @simonmonk2.