Robert Lacoste's The Darker Side

Foreword

While I would like to tell a story about how Circuit Cellar magazine made Robert Lacoste into the respected authority on electronic engineering that he is today, I do not pride myself a thief. His success has been his own doing. I have never seen a man so skilled at his craft, yet so willing to work diligently to demystify what is often referred to as black magic electronics engineering. Circuit Cellar owes Robert its sincere gratitude for allowing its pages to be his venue of choice over the last several years.

Having acknowledged this, I must to note that this book represents one of the finest examples of Circuit Cellar’s evolutionary success. I first became aware of Robert’s work through his project submissions to Circuit Cellar’s ...