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dagmargoodboat@yahoo.com wrote:
> On Jun 20, 11:06 am, John Devereux<j...@devereux.me.uk>  wrote:
>> Spehro Pefhany<speffS...@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat>  writes:
>>> On Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:16:50 GMT, the renowned "David L. Jones"
>>> <altz...@gmail.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> <  snip>
>>>> Even Wikipedia is up to date on it.
>>
>>>> Dave.
>>
>>> FWIW, Wikipedia was updated quite early to include the report, then it
>>> was swiftly reverted back until a credible reference was provided.
>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bob_Pease&diff=prev&oldid=4...
>>
>>> Sad. Bob was a real character.
>>
>> Strange how you feel close to someone through their writings. I was
>> rereading one of Jim Williams books when I saw the news here, and then
>> this.
>
> I'd just re-read "What's All This Femtoampere Stuff?" a week or so
> back. (wanted to revisit the triboelectric stuff)
>
> Pease was a character.  I s'pose Widlar and Williams (Tony) and
> Williams (Jim) needed needed one more, for doubles.
>
> Shame, for us.
>
> --
> James Arthur

I met Bob a couple of times in the mid 2000s, when his analog seminars 
stopped in Long Island, and we corresponded occasionally thereafter.  I 
have an autographed poster of him on my lab wall.  I learned a lot from 
his app notes (as well as Widlar's, Dobkin's, Yamatake's, and Williams's).

He won't be writing any more, which is sad.

So to all you old farts with good stuff to pass on--get busy writing.

Cheers

Phil

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