title: Advanced Physics Demystified
author:  Stan Gibilisco 
description: Stan Gibilisco is the "father" of the Demystified series. His titles include Physics Demystified, Electronics Demystified, and Meteorology Demystified. Stan Gibilisco has nearly a quarter century of experience, with numerous published nonfiction books in the fields of electronics, general science, mathematics, and computing. He has worked as a technical writer in industry, as a radio-frequency (RF) engineer, and as a magazine editor. One of Stan' s books, Encyclopedia of Electronics (TAB Books, 1985), was named by the American Library Association (ALA) in its list of "Best References of the 1980s." Another of his books, McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Personal Computing (McGraw-Hill, 1995) was named as a "Best Reference of 1996" by the ALA.
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