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Making Things Smart
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Making Things Smart

by Gordon F. Williams
July 2017
Beginner to intermediate
352 pages
7h 30m
English
Make: Community
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Preface

We humans have endless imaginations. “Making”—whether that’s painting, designing, building, or programming—can be one of the most satisfying human experiences. Standing back from a creation and thinking, “I made that,” is one of the best feelings I know.

But today, the things we make don’t just need to be inanimate objects. We can bring them alive by making them smart. Making Things Smart teaches you how to incorporate microcontrollers into intriguing programmable machines.

Using everyday objects and skills, you’ll learn how to make a digital camera, a printer, a robot, an early TV, and much more. As you go along you’ll learn about the components you’re using and the creative history behind them. You’ll also learn to code in JavaScript, ...

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