Maker Media Inc: 119 books
Edible Inventions
Cooking Hacks and Yummy Recipes You Can Build, Mix, Bake, and Grow
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2016
Believe it or not, there's a lot of inventing going on in the kitchen. Unless you only eat fruits and veggies right off the plant, you are using tools and techniques invented by humans to make food more tasty and easier to digest. When you cook food, you start to break it down into a form your body...
Make: Like The Pioneers
A Day in the Life with Sustainable, Low-Tech/No-Tech Solutions
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
You may have mastered Arduino and 3D printing, but what will you make when the power goes out? This book, featuring projects drawn from previous issues of Make: and Craft:, features projects you can build with little or no technology. Whether it's making your own cider or starting a fire with a bow...
by Charles Platt
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017
This is the simplest, quickest, least technical, most affordable introduction to basic electronics. No tools are necessary--not even a screwdriver. Easy Electronics should satisfy anyone who has felt frustrated by entry-level books that are not as clear and simple as they are supposed to be.
Brilliantly...
Make Fun!
Create Your Own Toys, Games, and Amusements
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
You don't need to own a factory to make toys. Author and toymaker Bob Knetzger has been making fun stuff all his life with simple technology like vacuum forming and mold-making. In an age where makers are tantalized by the capabilities of 3d printers and other digital fab technology, this book takes...
Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments
All Lab, No Lecture
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2008
For students, DIY hobbyists, and science buffs, who can no longer get real chemistry sets, this one-of-a-kind guide explains how to set up and use a home chemistry lab, with step-by-step instructions for conducting experiments in basic chemistry -- not just to make pretty colors and stinky smells,...
Getting Started With Raspberry Pi
An Introduction to the Fastest-Selling Computer in the World
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2016
The Raspberry Pi is a credit card-sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It is a capable little computer which can be used in electronics projects, and for many of the things that your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word processing, browsing the internet, and playing games. It...
Make: Paper Inventions
Machines that Move, Drawings that Light Up, and Wearables and Structures You Can Cut, Fold, and Roll
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
Paper is incredible stuff. It's easy to cut, but incredibly strong. It's disposable, but can last for centuries. It can stand as stiff as a board, pop up like a spring, or float like a leaf. And its invention changed the world forever. Perfect for kids, parents, and educators, Paper Inventions...
Environmental Monitoring with Arduino
Building Simple Devices to Collect Data About the World Around Us
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2012
After the devastating tsunami in 2011, DYIers in Japan built their own devices to detect radiation levels, then posted their finding on the Internet. Right now, thousands of people worldwide are tracking environmental conditions with monitoring devices they’ve built themselves. You can do it too!
This...
Getting Started with Sensors
Measure the World with Electronics, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2014
To build electronic projects that can sense the physical world, you need to build circuits based around sensors: electronic components that react to physical phenomena by sending an electrical signal. Even with only basic electronic components, you can build useful and educational sensor projects.
But...
Atmospheric Monitoring with Arduino
Building Simple Devices to Collect Data About the Environment
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Makers around the globe are building low-cost devices to monitor the environment, and with this hands-on guide, so can you. Through succinct tutorials, illustrations, and clear step-by-step instructions, you’ll learn how to create gadgets for examining the quality of our atmosphere, using Arduino...
Make: Electronics
Learning Through Discovery
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2015
"This is teaching at its best!"
--Hans Camenzind, inventor of the 555 timer (the world's most successful integrated circuit), and author of Much Ado About Almost Nothing: Man's Encounter with the Electron (Booklocker.com)
"A fabulous book: well written, well paced, fun,...
by Mark Frauenfelder
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2013
It’s 3D Printing: The Next Generation! The technology’s improving, prices are dropping,new models are hitting the market, and 3D printers are appearing on desktops, workbenches, lab shelves, and kitchen tables all over the world. Not only are we seeing better, faster, and cheaper 3D printers,...
Workshop Mastery with Jimmy DiResta
A Guide to Working With Metal, Wood, Plastic, and Leather
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2016
Jimmy DiResta has made a name for himself with his inventiveness and workshop skills, creating dozens of projects for YouTube videos and television shows such as Hammered and Against the Grain on the DIY network. In Make: Workshop Mastery With Jimmy DiResta, Jimmy and co-author John Baichtal teach...
Surviving Orbit the DIY Way
Testing the Limits Your Satellite Can and Must Match
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
Is your picosatellite ready for launch? Can it withstand rocket thrusts and the vacuum of space? This do-it-yourself guide helps you conduct a series of hands-on tests designed to check your satellite’s readiness. Learn precisely what the craft and its electronic components must endure if they’re...