Title :
Exploring and Explaining Circuits
Author :
Tsividis, Yannis
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
I grew up in a suburb near Athens, Greece, to a middle-class family that went through very difficult times. One of my earliest memories is of an attraction to musical instruments, especially pianos, and of my parents pulling me away from them; I was later told that they were afraid I would become a musician, and that I "would starve". To this day, I regret not having learned to play an instrument well. Yet music is very much a part of my life. I credit it, in part, for my interest in radio and audio and, through those, in all things electronic.
Keywords :
electronic engineering education; network analysis; radio networks; Athens; Greece; Yannis Trividis; audio; electronic; musical instruments; radio; Batteries; Educational institutions; Electron tubes; Frequency modulation; Integrated circuits; MOS devices; Radio transmitters;
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSSC.2014.2348933