Yoshihito Isogawa is a LEGO luminary with over fifty years of building experience. In addition to running Isogawa Studio, Inc., he regularly holds LEGO workshops, lectures at schools and science museums, and creates LEGO models for events and exhibitions. He is the author of the popular LEGO Technic Idea Book series, The LEGO Power Functions Idea Books, The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Idea Book, and The LEGO BOOST Idea Book (all No Starch Press), as well as other Japanese-language LEGO titles.
Praise for The LEGO Technic Idea Book series I can emphatically state that no self-respecting LEGO fan should exclude this series from their library. -Bricks in my Pocket These are an invaluable set of books to have as a reference to build mechanisms. -BrickJournal These are excellent books showing a lot of great ideas for LEGO mechanisms. Even if you're an experienced builder, there are surely some ideas in here you've never seen. -Brickpile For those new to Technic building, the Simple Machines book is indispensable. -The NXT STEP Blog These books look fantastic. -Boing Boing For anyone who loves Lego, prototypes in Lego, or loves mechanical assemblies, these books are definitely required viewing, and we're not sure how we lived without them for so long. -Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories My whole family thoroughly enjoyed the books. If you're a Lego fanatic, you'll love them too. -The Father Life What I like about these cool little models is that they can be used to teach various science concepts such as gearing, Newton's Laws, and Potential & Kinetic energy-to name a few. -The Robotic Realm Because the models range from practical tools for lifting, gripping, shooting, and measuring, to working gadgets, the immediate use of each tool was what enhanced our interest the most. The fact that they also demonstrate principles of mechanical engineering added to the fun. -Mariana Ruiz, GeekDad