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If you're interested in digital electronics (e.g. computers), I strongly recommend "Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software"[0].

It's a bit of a history book on the invention of computers, starting from the telegram. By the end of the book, you should know enough to create a computer from wires and a power source alone. The section on the physics of electricity is only a few pages though.

Personally, for a more high level and intuitive understanding of electrical concepts, I generally find educational YouTube videos more effective than books. I strongly recommend "The Engineering Mindset" channel on YouTube[1] but there are many others.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code:_The_Hidden_Language_of_C...

[1] https://www.youtube.com/@EngineeringMindset




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