About the Authors xviiIan Sinclair (Chapters 15, 17, 21, 23, 25, and 29), author of Audio and Hi-Fi Handbook ,
was born in 1932 and educated at Madras College, St.Andrews and then at the
University of St. Andrews, majoring in chemistry. In 1956 a fascination with the hobby
of electronics led him to a post of junior engineer with English Electric Valve Co. (in
Essex), where he was researching vacuum electron-optical devices. In 1966 he moved to
the position of lecturer in Physics and Electronics at Braintree College, and began writing
articles and books on electronics and computing. In 1983 he resigned from college to
become a freelance author, as he still is today.
Andrew Singmin (Chapter 4) is the author of Practical Audio Amplifi er Circuit Projects.
He currently is a Quality Assurance Manager at Accelerix in Ottawa, Canada, with over
25 years of experience in electronics/semiconductor device technology. Singmin has
written forPopular Electronics and theElectronics Handbook , as well asBeginning
Analog Electronics Through Projects Second Edition ,Beginning Digital Electronics
Through Projects, Modern Electronics Soldering Techniques, Dictionary of Modern
Electronics Technology , andPractical Audio Amplifi er Circuit Projects.
John Watkinson (Chapters 1, 14, and 17) is the author of Introduction to Digital Audio,
Second Edition and was a contributor to Audio and Hi-Fi Handbook. Watkinson is an
international consultant in audio, video, and data recording.