Bob Pease - dead at age 70.

[Enzo]

This is very sad news for me, Mr. Pease was an industry hero of mine. His book Troubleshooting Analog Circuits, I have read time after time, and always learn something new each time.

Ironically, a car crash killed him as he was leaving the memorial service for his friend and fellow analog designer, Jim Williams.

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Analog engineering legend Bob Pease killed in car crash - 2011-06-20 17:25:32 | EDN

[52 Bill]

Sorry to hear this. I remember enjoying his Pease Porrage columns, a thousand years ago.

[kg]

damn, the fact that he was leaving a memorial service to jim williams is crazy!

[Jag]

I remember reading him when I was a kid, trying to figure out electronics. RIP!

[Steve L]

Wow, sad to hear. I have a copy of Troubleshooting Analog Circuits as well. There is a lot of real good stuff in that book.

I got a chance to meet him when he gave a day-long seminar on analog IC design, compliments of a large semiconductor distributor in Connecticut a few years ago.

To say that he had an effervescent personality would be an understatement. He had a great sense of humor and he went through the information he presented like a house on fire. You really had to pay close attention just to keep up with him. Talk about lively!

[Jazz P Bass]

That is really sad news.
In Memorium, Bob.
I wlii always think of Bob throwing the computer of his office roof.
The angels have company.

[Zipslack]

whoa

So sad to hear about this...was he driving his vw bug? I looked forward every month to his column back in the day. Especially when he would debunk things like high-end audio and fuzzy logic. Very straightforward and highly knowledgeable. Just think of all the techs and engineers that won't be exposed to Bob.

[doctor]

So sad to hear about this...was he driving his vw bug? I looked forward every month to his column back in the day. Especially when he would debunk things like high-end audio and fuzzy logic. Very straightforward and highly knowledgeable. Just think of all the techs and engineers that won't be exposed to Bob.

It’s really the sad news. I had the opportunity to see Bob Pease and his presentation at a National seminar several years ago. He was a unique specialist.

[jmaf]

Sad news. His Troubleshooting Analog Circuits book is humorous and a delight to read, rare for the depth of technical knowledge in there, taught me so much.
RIP.

[R.G.]

Loss of Pease is a tragedy.

[Ronsonic]

"Troubleshooting is like peeling an onion apart. Cry a little. Remove the next layer. Cry a little more."

[Jazz P Bass]

The Best Of Bob Pease

The Best of Bob Pease

[kg]

[Enzo]

Yeah, "casual Friday" was always exciting at National Semiconductor.

[Euthymia]

This is very sad news for me, Mr. Pease was an industry hero of mine. His book Troubleshooting Analog Circuits, I have read time after time, and always learn something new each time.

+1 on this for me.

I aspire to be like him in many ways.