[sdiy] Re: [AH] Bebe Barron's page on NPR.org

[Ian Fritz]

At 06:54 AM 2/8/2005, CCartCat at aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 2/7/05 10:04:24 PM, ijfritz at earthlink.net writes:
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>>At 07:49 PM 2/7/2005, KHeck73 at aol.com wrote:
>> >In a message dated 2/7/2005 10:13:45 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>> >peter at buzzclick-music.com writes:
>> >Have a look at the gallery - it shows a partial schematic one of Louie's
>> >circuits.
>> >
>> >
>> >I like the hand written note at the bottom of the card: "fuse blows at e
>> >in > 18V".
>>
>>I noticed that too.  Also note the date.  1968 and he was working with op 
>>amps!
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>
>In the interview, Louis' son (by his 2nd wife), David, is talking about 
>all his father's old tapes & electronics as if it were a family 
>curse.  Surprised no one's approached the family about releasing completed 
>works, archiving, what not.
>
>Also imagining many soldering iron wielders inquiring about old 
>components. <g>
>
>Barrons beware,
>Kevin Seward

I'm especially intrigued by the circuits.  If indeed he had chaotic 
behavior, he may have been the first to deliberately produce chaos in an 
electronic circuit.  For this, he would deserve a place in the history of 
science, as chaos was not studied seriously until many years later.

   Ian