RIP Bob Pease and Jim Williams

[Scott Dorsey]

Bob Pease apparently died in an auto accident on the way back from Jim
Williams' funeral, in a horrible bit of irony.

http://www.edn.com/article/518496-Analog_guru_Jim_Williams_dies_after_stroke.php--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[mcp6453[_2_]]

On 6/20/2011 9:32 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:

> Bob Pease apparently died in an auto accident on the way back from Jim
> Williams' funeral, in a horrible bit of irony.
>
> http://www.edn.com/article/518496-Analog_guru_Jim_Williams_dies_after_stroke.php--scott

Wow. That sucks. Talk about two guys who loved what they were doing.

[William Sommerwerck]

> Bob Pease apparently died in an auto accident on the way
> back from Jim Williams' funeral, in a horrible bit of irony.
>
http://www.edn.com/article/518496-Analog_guru_Jim_Williams_dies_after_stroke.php--scott

That's a sad thing to hear. I was an acquaintance of Mr Pease, and
repeatedly urged him to hire me as a technical writer. He wasn't a
particularly good writer himself, but he had something worth saying, and
wrote well enough to make his books worth reading.

Bob Pease was one of those rare "experts" who actually knew what he was
talking about, who knew that "understanding" was more important than
numbers. Unfortunately, I could never convince him of the need for
National's documentation to come up to that level.

The given link is currently invalid. This one should be more useful.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Pease

[Arny Krueger]

"William Sommerwerck" > wrote in message
...
>> Bob Pease apparently died in an auto accident on the way
>> back from Jim Williams' funeral, in a horrible bit of irony.
>>
> http://www.edn.com/article/518496-Analog_guru_Jim_Williams_dies_after_stroke.php--scott
>
> That's a sad thing to hear. I was an acquaintance of Mr Pease, and
> repeatedly urged him to hire me as a technical writer. He wasn't a
> particularly good writer himself, but he had something worth saying, and
> wrote well enough to make his books worth reading.
>
> Bob Pease was one of those rare "experts" who actually knew what he was
> talking about, who knew that "understanding" was more important than
> numbers. Unfortunately, I could never convince him of the need for
> National's documentation to come up to that level.
>
> The given link is currently invalid. This one should be more useful.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Pease
>

as is this one:

http://www.edn.com/article/518496-Analog_guru_Jim_Williams_dies_after_stroke.php

[Arny Krueger]

"Arny Krueger" > wrote in message
...
>
> "William Sommerwerck" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> The given link is currently invalid. This one should be more useful.
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Pease
>>
>
> as is this one:
>
> http://www.edn.com/article/518496-Analog_guru_Jim_Williams_dies_after_stroke.php


and this one:

http://www.edn.com/article/518569-Analog_engineering_legend_Bob_Pease_remembered.php

[John Hardy]

On 6/20/2011 8:49 PM, Les Cargill wrote:
> Scott Dorsey wrote:
>> Bob Pease apparently died in an auto accident on the way back from Jim
>> Williams' funeral, in a horrible bit of irony.
>>
>> http://www.edn.com/article/518496-Analog_guru_Jim_Williams_dies_after_stroke.php--scott
>>
>
>
> This is a different Jim Williams from the Audio Upgrades guy, right?
>
> --
> Les Cargill

It is a different Jim Williams than Audio Upgrades. Here is one link to
give some history:

http://www.linear.com/williams.php

John Hardy
The John Hardy Co.
www.johnhardyco.com

[Mike Rivers]

On 6/20/2011 9:32 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Bob Pease apparently died in an auto accident on the way back from Jim
> Williams' funeral, in a horrible bit of irony.

Double bummer. I didn't know either of these folks
personally, but I remember talking with Jim Williams a
couple of years when he has an Audio Upgrades booth at AES.
A few years back at a San Francisco AES conference, Bob did
a quickie analog design session that I attended. He was a
joy to listen to, and I learned a thing or two, too.

Truly two great losses for the semiconductor and audio
industry.

--
"Today's production equipment is IT based and cannot be
operated without a passing knowledge of computing, although
it seems that it can be operated without a passing knowledge
of audio." - John Watkinson

http://mikeriversaudio.wordpress.com - useful and
interesting audio stuff

[Mike Rivers]

On 6/20/2011 7:59 PM, Mike Rivers (that's me) wrote:

> I remember talking with Jim Williams a
> couple of years when he has an Audio Upgrades booth at AES.

Oops - Mistaken identity, but sounds like another valuable
character.

--
"Today's production equipment is IT based and cannot be
operated without a passing knowledge of computing, although
it seems that it can be operated without a passing knowledge
of audio." - John Watkinson

http://mikeriversaudio.wordpress.com - useful and
interesting audio stuff

[Les Cargill[_4_]]

Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Bob Pease apparently died in an auto accident on the way back from Jim
> Williams' funeral, in a horrible bit of irony.
>
> http://www.edn.com/article/518496-Analog_guru_Jim_Williams_dies_after_stroke.php--scott


This is a different Jim Williams from the Audio Upgrades guy, right?

--
Les Cargill