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Reviews/Comments - "Noise Reduction Techniques in Electronic Systems"

 
• "An absolutely essential book.  Henry Ott nailed it, in this definitive text that ties together both theory and practice in EMC.  If you disagree with a single word in this book, you're wrong!" [From a White Paper on "Power and Grounding for Audio and Audio/Video Systems," by Jim Brown, Audio Systems group Inc.]
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• "I greatly appreciate the practicality of this book.  If you can't attend one of his seminars, my recommendation is to buy this book, it will help.  It's one of those that I plan to keep in the EMC lab and not just on the shelf."  [From a review posted on amazon.com]
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• "I own a copy of your book - despite its age, it still remains the best reference on EMC issues." [A 2/6/04 e-mail from a reader.]
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• "Just wanted to let you know that I have made good use of your book.  It was very refreshing to read a technical book that was not so exhaustively mathematical, yet covered the subject thoroughly and adequately." [A December 2003 e-mail from an engineer in Minnesota.]
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• "The best inexpensive way to reliably achieve compliance [with EMC requirements] is to have every engineer  on the project electronic, and mechanical read Henry Ott's EMC book and be careful, then take the prototype widget to a competent EMC test lab." [Quoted from an Electromagnetic News Report, March/April 2003, editorial by Dr. E. Thomas Chesworth, P.E.]
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• First of all, thanks for the great book you have written.  It is one of the best EMI resources we use at my work.  [From a recent e-mail.]
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• "This book is probably the most widely read of all EMC textbooks. First published in 1976, the second edition appeared in 1988. At the beginning of the book, Ott quotes Einstein, "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler", and this is a good indication of the approach he takes." [From a book review posted at www.elmac.co.uk/others.html#ott]
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• "This text is the most complete source on the theory and practice of reducing the noise susceptibility of electronic systems." [From a book review posted on Powells.com]

• "There is a specific topic in this book that I have not seen covered in any of the 25+ books that I have on electromagnetic phenomena.  The topic is the shield cut-off frequency of a coaxial cable. . . . . . . . . . . This is vital data which is apparently not explained in many text books.  For me, this topic justifies the cost of the text.  Having said that, I am anoyed because the book is quite expensive relative to other books of its size and age.  The point is that you have to buy it, but its expensive to do so." [From a review posted on amazon.com]
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• I would like to let you know that your book Noise Reduction Techniques in Electronic Systems is very useful for controlling EMI in my experience.  I would like to recommend this book to Chinese engineers.  I am wondering if you could grant me the right to translate your book from English to Chinese and publish it in China.............  I like your papers and books very much because they perfectly combine theory and engineering and are practical.  [From e-mail received from a Chinese engineer and university professor.]
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• "His book caused an evolutionary change in my thinking.  After reading it, I understood (for the first time, I might add) where both low- and high-frequency currents really flow, wave propagation, shielding of cables, etc."  [By Rick Hartley a  Senior PCB Engineer, talking about Noise Reduction Techniques in Electronic Systems.]
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• "I bought my first copy of this essential text in 1976, and have never found a better reference on the principles of grounding and shielding."  [By a reader in the UK, review on amazon.com.]
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• "No EMC engineer or system design engineer worth his/her salt should be missing this volume on their bookshelf!"  [By a reader from Clinton, MA, review on amazon.com.]
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• "Another excellent, practical book. Henry Ott is one of the classic authorities in the field.  When in doubt, trust his comments."  [By Eric Bogatin on his web site, www.bogatinenterptises.com.]
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• "The reader cannot fail to be impressed by the clarity of the writing, richly enhanced by an abundance of pertinent illustrations."  [By Richard B. Schultz, IIT Research Institute, when reviewing the first edition for the IEEE EMC Society Newsletter.]
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• "Henry Ott provides a welcome surprise by including EOS/ESD matters in this second edition of his text.  Ott treats static control as a special case of EMC, and does so very usefully.  In fact, books with this much scope are rare enough that you might want to recommend this one to your design-engineer associates. ..........Although only one of the book's twelve chapters deals with ESD, it is a long one that offers both a good grounding in the subject and a tutorial in the ESD-protection aspects of equipment design."  [EOS/ESD Technology, August/September 1989.]
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• "I am a MSEE student at Virginia Tech. and am really enjoying my EMI/EMC class with much thanks to you and your book."  [From a Sept. 2002 e-mail message.]

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