Maker reading list

In celebration of the arrival of Maker Faire NYC, Tor.com has published a maker reading list curated by Mark and me. It was a lot of fun to put together — I queried all my favorite makers for the books they couldn't live without and the passionate responses made me want to add to my own crowded library. Tor's also giving away 10 sets of Makers tile games to people who send them a tweet or a FB update.

Digital by Design:
This is a great book that showcases some fabulous projects that can inspire anyone who wants to get into the business of "physical computing" and making stuff professionally. A lot of my peers and people I look up to are in there. – Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino, Arduino hacker

Experimental Television, A. Frederick Collins, 1932:
The very first experiments involving the transmission of images over the airways took place during the late 19th century. By the early 20th the technology had advanced to the point where the hobbyist could construct her own television apparatus at home. Experimental Television details the construction of camera, transmitter and receiver using electromechanical and vacuum tube technology and will give the reader great insight into electronics design in the pre-digital age. – Jake van Slatt, steampunk maker

Farm Show:
An ad-free newspaper filled with examples of rural ingenuity: "Portable butchering table speeds poultry processing"; "New trap kills, then conceals dead flies"; "Simple homemade hand-powered milker"; "Portraits drawn from cremated ashes." It's like Boing Boing for farmers! – Mark Frauenfelder, editor-in-chief of MAKE