October 1954 Popular Electronics
Table of Contents

October 1954 Popular Electronics

Table of Contents

Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles from Popular Electronics, published October 1954 - April 1985. All copyrights are hereby acknowledged.

October 1954

Vol. 1, No. 1

This was the very first issue of Popular Electronics!

A Primer on Capacitors - What Is a Capacitor?	12
Meet Popular Electronics, by O. Reed	13
Solar Battery	24
Carl and Jerry: A New Company Is Launched, by John T. Frye	38
Radio Control of Models, by W. Winter	43
How to Align Receivers	57
Tricks of the Trade	100
After Class: Series and Parallel Operation of Resistors	114

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October 1954 Popular ElectronicsTable of Contents

October 1954 Popular Electronics
Table of Contents