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title: "Engineer's Mini-Notebook: Sensor Projects"
shortTitle: "Sensor Projects"
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year: 1986
description: "Interface with the physical world using sensors. Temperature, light, sound, touch, and motion sensors with practical circuits for each."
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Sensors let your circuits interact with the real world. This notebook covers thermistors, photocells, microphones, and more - essential for any maker project.