Electronic Instrument Design: Architecting for the Life Cycle

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Summary: A most useful guide to electronic instrumentation
Review: Written by a well-known authority on instrumentation, this is really one of the most useful guides to electronics, in general, (and instrumentation in particular) that I have ever seen. Most other books on instrumentation are either all theoretical with a smattering of "experiences", or all hands on with little theoretical structure. Fowler's book combines the wisdom of an accomplished and richly experienced lab technician with the mathematical rigor of many undergraduate texts.

The chapters on software, systems engineering, documentation, human factors, and engineering judgment further distinguish it from any hobbyist's guide and most undergraduate type texts. These chapters further enable this book as a practical guide for engineers, engineering managers, lab technicians and managers of labs.

This book will appeal to students and practicing engineers who have theoretical understanding but little experience in the lab; and to hobbyists who want to have a deeper understanding of electronic instrumentation. Two thumbs up for this one.