Bob Pease RIP

JohnW · 12:53 PM

Two of the “Greats” in Analogue electronics have died recently.

Ironically I’ve was presented a book by Bob Pease on safe driving – with a picture of his VW Beatle on the front cover

"Word has just filtered through Twitter that Bob Pease was killed in a car accident.

This one by the sounds of it:

Driver, 70, dies in Saratoga crash - San Jose Mercury News

In a sad twist of fate, it is reported that he was returning from Jim Willam's memorial.

A very sad week indeed."

RIP Bob Pease & Jim Willam's- Thank you both for your contributions to the art of analogue electronics!

wintermute · 20th June 2011, 12:43 PM

It looks like it is true

Analog expert Bob Pease dies in tragic accident

Tony.

kevinh · 20th June 2011, 12:43 PM

His wiki page is reporting the same thing. Very bad week.

RIP Bob

jez · 20th June 2011, 12:56 PM

UNBELIEVABLE

Two of my all time heroes of analogue design die in one week.... One on the way back from the funeral of the other

R.I.P Bob Pease and Jim Williams.

Conrad Hoffman · 20th June 2011, 01:25 PM

Sad, tragic & unbelievable! Both Bob and Jim gave me tremendous guidance. I'm running out of heros.

SY · 20th June 2011, 01:52 PM

I'm speechless.

I hope Barrie Gilbert is being extra careful this week.

bear · 20th June 2011, 01:53 PM

OMG!!

_-_-

lineup · 20th June 2011, 01:54 PM

But Nelson Pass & John Curl
are still walking - legends

Structo · 20th June 2011, 02:01 PM

Terrible coincidence.

I can only hope they both didn't suffer.

RIP Jim and Bob.

Bonsai · 20th June 2011, 02:18 PM

What a tradgedy. When I was cutting my teeth on T/C amplifiers, A-D converters, low drift signal conditioners and the like, I used to pore over the natsemi and LT app notes and I learned loads of stuff from these guys. I still have a copy of an EDN compilation of JW's circuits dating back to the 1970's.

A huge loss for the analog design community.

RIP Bob Pease and Jim Williams

20th June 2011, 12:29 PM	#1
JohnW diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Discovery Bay, Prague, Paris...	Bob Pease sadly killed reportedly returning from Jim Willam's memorial Two of the “Greats” in Analogue electronics have died recently. Ironically I’ve was presented a book by Bob Pease on safe driving – with a picture of his VW Beatle on the front cover "Word has just filtered through Twitter that Bob Pease was killed in a car accident. This one by the sounds of it: Driver, 70, dies in Saratoga crash - San Jose Mercury News In a sad twist of fate, it is reported that he was returning from Jim Willam's memorial. A very sad week indeed." RIP Bob Pease & Jim Willam's- Thank you both for your contributions to the art of analogue electronics! __________________ Life shouldn’t be take it too seriously, you will not come out alive anyway… Last edited by JohnW; 20th June 2011 at 12:53 PM.

20th June 2011, 12:43 PM	#2
wintermute just another diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Sydney Blog Entries: 22	It looks like it is true Analog expert Bob Pease dies in tragic accident Tony. __________________ Any intelligence I may appear to have is purely artificial! Some of my photos

20th June 2011, 12:56 PM	#4
jez diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: n.e england	UNBELIEVABLE Two of my all time heroes of analogue design die in one week.... One on the way back from the funeral of the other R.I.P Bob Pease and Jim Williams. __________________ Repairs and mods to Real Hi-Fi, guitar amps and P.A. in North East England. http://www.arklesselectronics.com

20th June 2011, 01:25 PM	#5
Conrad Hoffman diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canandaigua, NY USA	Sad, tragic & unbelievable! Both Bob and Jim gave me tremendous guidance. I'm running out of heros. __________________ I used to be an audiophool like you but then I took an arrow to the knee.

20th June 2011, 01:52 PM	#6
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX Blog Entries: 1	I'm speechless. I hope Barrie Gilbert is being extra careful this week. __________________ “Listening to records is like ****ing a picture of Brigitte Bardot.” - Sergiu Celibidache


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20th June 2011, 12:43 PM	#3
kevinh diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2007	His wiki page is reporting the same thing. Very bad week. RIP Bob

20th June 2011, 01:53 PM	#7
bear diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New York State USA	OMG!! _-_- __________________ _-_-bear http://www.bearlabs.com ...ur feeback please - like/dislike my what I have written? PM/email tnx. --

20th June 2011, 01:54 PM	#8
lineup diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: the north	But Nelson Pass & John Curl are still walking - legends __________________ lineup

20th June 2011, 02:01 PM	#9
Structo diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Oregon	Terrible coincidence. I can only hope they both didn't suffer. RIP Jim and Bob. __________________ Tom Keep that smoke in the amp!

20th June 2011, 02:18 PM	#10
Bonsai diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Taipei, Taiwan	What a tradgedy. When I was cutting my teeth on T/C amplifiers, A-D converters, low drift signal conditioners and the like, I used to pore over the natsemi and LT app notes and I learned loads of stuff from these guys. I still have a copy of an EDN compilation of JW's circuits dating back to the 1970's. A huge loss for the analog design community. RIP Bob Pease and Jim Williams __________________ bonsai http://www.hifisonix.com/

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