▁Software ▁IP ▁Det ect ive ' s ▁Hand book ,” ▁and ▁“ Just ▁En ough ▁Electron ics ▁to ▁Im press ▁Your ▁Fri ends ▁and ▁Col le agues .” ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁co - author ▁of ▁two ▁engineering ▁books : ▁“ Circ uit ▁Design : ▁Know ▁it ▁All ▁( New nes ▁Know ▁it ▁All ) ” ▁and ▁“ F PG As : ▁World ▁Class ▁Design s .” ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁three ▁nov els : ▁“ The ▁Ama zing ▁Advent ure ▁of ▁Edward ▁and ▁Dr . ▁S pre cht m achen ”, ▁“ Hor ror ▁F lick ,” ▁and ▁“ Good ▁Intent ions .” ▁ ▁Ze id man ▁is ▁a ▁senior ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁IE EE ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁W yle / EE ▁Times ▁American ▁by ▁Design ▁Award , ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁J olt ▁Re ader ' s ▁Cho ice ▁Award , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Out standing ▁Engine er ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁IE EE ▁Santa ▁Clara ▁Valley ▁Section ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁Region ▁ 6 ▁Central ▁Area ▁for ▁his ▁pione ering ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁software ▁for ens ics . ▁Ze id man ▁has ▁also ▁won ▁awards ▁for ▁writing ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁and ▁direction ▁of ▁short ▁films . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Ze id man ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁He ▁earned ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degrees ▁in ▁elect rical ▁engineering ▁and ▁physics ▁from ▁Corn ell