And all for under a hundred dollars each, huh?

Man, the electronics-hobbyist scene looks a little

freakier every time I drop by and stare at it.

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Books for roboticists

'Electronic Gadgets for the Evil Genius : 21 Build-It-Yourself Projects' '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, Electronic Gadgets for the Evil Genius gives you:

* llustrated instructions and plans for amazing pre-tested 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

* Frustration-free plans – parts are listed, along with sources – and most of these projects can be built for $100 or less

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

Electromagnetic Mass Driver and launcher

Pyrotechnic Blaster and shock wave pulser

Magnetic Pulse Can Crusher

Robotic Circuits Disabler with Electromagnetic Pulse Generator

Object Catapult

Laser Beam Cutter

Body Heat Detector

Lightning Bolt Generator

Object Levitation Device

Infrared Viewer

Laser Listening System

Traveling Plasma Wave Generator

Multi Vortex Plasma Tornado

Working Star Wars-like Light Saber

Ultrasonic Microphone

Marx Impulse Generator

Ultrasonic shock projector

Sonic Phaser Cannon

Ion ray projector

Ultra bright green laser

Centrifuge Design

Vortex Smoke Ring Machine

Electronic Ventriloquism System

Several Tesla Coil Projects

You may also be interested in: 123 Robotics Experiments for the Evil Genius Electronic Circuits for the Evil Genius Electronic Projects from the Next Dimension : Paranormal Experiments for Hobbyists

*Paranormal electronics. Oh yeah. There's

a field with a future, I reckon.