3. CATHODERAYOSCILLOSCOPE—Isn’t a digital ’scope [three words]
6. PASSBAND—A super-efficient band of frequencies
9. MESHNETWORKING—Relies on nodes to capture, distribute, and reproduce data [two words]
11. PYTHON—An open-source programming language that relies of automatic memory management
13. NORTONSTHEOREM—A formula for linear electrical networks [two words]
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15. TRIMMER—Variable resistors, variable capacitors, or trimmable inductors, for example
18. DATATRANSFERRATE—Measures data’s speed of travel [three words]
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1. COLUMBSLAW—Electrostatic physics principal [two words]
2. NOVACEK—Wrote 26 feature articles for Circuit Cellar between 1999 and 2004
4. CYGWIN—Enables you to “get that Linux feeling on Windows”
5. ELECTROLUMINESCENCE—Light emission caused by electrical influences
7. SCHMITTTRIGGER—A comparator with two different threshold voltage levels [two words]
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8. POLARITYSWITCH—Reverses an output signal’s absolute phase [two words]
10. SIEMENS—Equivalent of amperes per volt
12. RAREFACTION—Sound wave phase
14. SLEWRATE—Represents a signal’s maximum rate of change [two words]
16. QFACTOR—Measures the damping of resonator modes
17. GERBER—PCB file format
19. TRIODE—An amp device with three electrodes
20. SPRAGUE—Known as the “father of electric traction”
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