This is the thoroughly revised and updated Second Edition of the hugely successful The Art of Electronics. Widely accepted as the single, authoritative text and reference on electronic circuit design, both analog and digital, this book has sold over 120,000 copies, and has been translated into eight languages. This book revolutionized the teaching of electronics by emphasizing the methods actually used by circuit designers--a combination of some basic laws, rules of thumb, and a large bag of tricks. The result is a largely nonmathematical treatment that encourages circuit intuition, brain storming, and simplified calculations of circuit values and performance. This completely new edition responds to the breakneck pace of change in electronics with totally rewritten chapters on microcomputers and microprocessors, substantially revised chapters on digital electronics, on op-amps and precision design, and on construction techniques. Every table has been revised, and many new ones have been added. The new Art of Electronics retains the feeling of informality and easy access that made the first edition so successful and popular.

霍罗威茨，哈佛大学物理学教授，在哈佛讲授物理学与电子学，首创了哈佛大学的实验电子学课程。他的研究兴趣广泛，涉猎观测天体物理学、X射线与粒子显微技术、光干涉测量技术以及外星人探索等研究领域。作为已有60篇科技论文与报告的作者，他不仅广泛地为工业和政府部门做咨询顾问工作，而且还设计了大量的电子与摄影仪器设备。

Winfield Hill，研究（型）科学家，最Rowland科学研究所（由Edwin land创立）电子工程研究室主任，研究人眼彩色视觉生理学与现象学。他原在哈佛大学工作，曾在那里设计了100多种电子科学仪器。之后，他创立了海洋数据（Sea Data）公司，作为首席工程师设计了约50种用于海洋学研究的仪器，并进行了大量深海实验。