ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Many thanks to the fantastic team at No Starch Press, particularly Elizabeth Chadwick and Serena Yang, for their support and guidance in the creation of this book. Thanks to Christopher Stanton for his technical reviews and suggestions.

This book wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for the inspirational Arduino founders: Massimo Banzi, David Cuartielles, Tom Igoe, Gianluca Martino, and David Mellis. Thank you for introducing me and the world to the wonder that is Arduino. Thanks also to Ken Shirriff, Warwick Smith, Steven de Lannoy, and Abdullah Alhazmy for kind permission to reproduce their projects.

I have to thank my wonderful wife, Emily, for being so supportive and patient over the last year and for freeing up a room in our house as a “man cave” so I could put together all these projects—and for resisting the temptation to tidy it on a daily basis!

Thank you to my parents, Frank and Lorna, for allowing me the freedom as a child to take things apart and for not complaining when I had wires everywhere. If not for their support, I wouldn’t have the passion for electronics and gadgets that I still have today. Thanks also to David and Linda for their fantastic support, encouragement, and belief.