Stan Gibilisco
Stan Gibilisco is a nonfiction writer. He has authored books in the fields of electronics, general science, mathematics, and computing. He began his career in 1977 as a radio technician and editorial assistant at the headquarters of the American Radio Relay League in Newington, Connecticut. Later he worked as a radio-frequency design engineer and technical writer for industry.
In 1982, Stan began writing for TAB Books with editorial offices in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania. One of the books that he compiled for TAB, the Encyclopedia of Electronics, was named by the American Library Association (ALA) in its list of "Best References of the 1980s." Another of his books, the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Personal Computing, was named as a "Best Reference of 1996" by the ALA.
In 2012, Stan started publishing instructional, technical, and general interest videos on YouTube. As of June 2016 his channel has more than 2500 videos involving fields such as electronics, computers, physics, mathematics, alternative energy, and amateur radio.
Stan lives in Lead, South Dakota, home of the Sanford Underground Research Facility. He is an active amateur radio operator and uses the call sign W1GV.