[Maker] Building 555 Timer With Discrete Components

When I was at the Bay Area Maker Faire I saw the coolest thing, the humble 555 Timer as a kit. I said no way and I had to get one and build one from scratch. As a young gun in middle school I would play with so many 555 Timer circuits and build some pretty cool stuff. Now that I’m much older and wiser building one from scratch and deriving the circuit is even more fun. Ahhh… Good times…