Book description
The Maker's Manual is a practical and comprehensive guide to becoming a hero of the new industrial revolution. It features dozens of color images, techniques to transform your ideas into physical projects, and must-have skills like electronics prototyping, 3d printing, and programming. This book's clear, precise explanations will help you unleash your creativity, make successful projects, and work toward a sustainable maker business.
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Table of contents
- Preface
- I. The World of the Maker
- 1. Who Are the Makers?
- 2. The Origins of the Movement
- 3. A New Revolution?
- II. Realizing an Idea
- 4. Can Creativity Be Learned?
- 5. From Idea to Project
- 6. Project Management
- 7. Try, Fail, and Pick Yourself Up!
- 8. Financing Your Work
- 9. Collaboration
- III. From Bits to Atoms
- 10. Managing Project Files
- 11. This Is Not a Pipe
- 12. 3D Printing
- 13. Milling
- 14. Laser Cutting
- IV. Giving Life to Objects
- 15. Electronics and Fairy Dust
- 16. Arduino
- 17. Expanding Arduino
- 18. Raspberry Pi
- 19. Processing
- 20. The Internet of Things
- Index
Product information
- Title: The Maker's Manual
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2015
- Publisher(s): Make: Community
- ISBN: 9781457185922
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