Make. Vol.14 - Technology on Your Time

Keep an eye out for MAKE Volume 14, which has a special section on optics. You'll learn how to make an inexpensive but powerful digital microscope that allows you to display bacteria colonies on a video monitor, a vintage-looking opaque projector that can display artwork from books onto a wall, a model of a crazy-angled room that makes things appear to change size, and a cool kaleidoscope. Also in the issue, we'll show you how to build a mesmerizing taffy pulling machine, a remote control dune buggy with a built-in video camera, a smoke ring cannon, a dollar-store parabolic microphone, and many more fun and fascinating projects.

About the author

Mark Frauenfelder is a writer and illustrator living in Los Angeles. He is the cofounder of the popular "Boing Boing" weblog.

Summary

Teaches how to make an inexpensive but powerful digital microscope that allows you to display bacteria colonies on a video monitor, a vintage-looking opaque projector that can display artwork from books onto a wall, a model of a crazy-angled room that makes things appear to change size, and a cool kaleidoscope.

Product details

• Authors: M Frauenfelder, Mark Frauenfelder
• Assisted by: Mar Frauenfelder (Editor), Mark Frauenfelder (Editor)
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.06.2008
• EAN: 9780596518967
• ISBN: 978-0-596-51896-7
• No. of pages: 183
• Weight: 365 g
• Illustrations: w. numerous col. ill. and photos.
• Series: Make: Technology on Your Time; Make: Technology on Your Time
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Miscellaneous; DIY, Make, Optics, Microscope, kaleidoscope