Albert P. Malvino was an electronics technician while
serving in the U.S. Navy from 1950 to 1954. He graduated
from the University of Santa Clara Summa Cum Laude in
1959 with a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering. For the next
five years, he worked as an electronics engineer at Microwave
Laboratories and at Hewlett-Packard while earning his MSEE
from San Jose State University in 1964. He taught at Foothill
College for the next four years and was awarded a National
Science Foundation Fellowship in 1968. After receiving a
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in
1970, Dr. Malvino embarked on a full-time writing career.
He has written 10 textbooks that have been translated into
20 foreign languages with over 108 editions. Dr. Malvino is
currently a consultant and designs microcontroller circuits
for SPD-Smart™ windows. In addition, he is writing
educational software for electronics technicians and
engineers. He also serves on the Board of Directors of
Research Frontiers Incorporated. His website address is
www.malvino.com.
David J. Bates is an instructor in the Electronic
Technologies Department of Western Wisconsin Technical
College located in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Along with working
as an electronic servicing technician and as an electrical
engineering technician, he has over 25 years of teaching
experience.
Credentials include an A.S. degree in Industrial Electronics
Technology, B.S. degree in Industrial Education, and an M.S.
degree in Vocational/Technical Education. Certifications
include an FCC GROL license, A+ certification as a
computer hardware technician, and a Journeyman Level
certification as a Certified Electronics Technician (CET)
by the International Society of Certified Electronics
Technicians (ISCET). David J. Bates is presently a
certification administrator (CA) for ISCET and has served
as a member of the ISCET Board of Directors, along with
serving as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) of basic
electronics for the National Coalition for Electronics
Education (NCEE).
David J. Bates is also a co-author of “Basic Electricity” a
text-lab manual by Zbar, Rockmaker, and Bates.