"Microcontrollers are small computers embedded in many everyday devices. The average person interacts with several of them each day without even thinking about it. But why have microcontrollers become so ubiquitous, in what devices are they found, and--most importantly--how does one go about making one? All this and more is explained in the engaging text. It will turn even the technologically illiterate into budding tech wizards"--Provided by the publisher.

Fun with microcontrollers -- History of the microcontroller -- How do microcontrollers work? -- Join a club! -- Combining littleBits -- Getting to know Arduino -- Make it blink! -- More Arduino projects -- Just the beginning! -- Glossary.