I have done more reading about Bob Widlar..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Widlar
I always knew he was the "father" of Linear electronic design for IC's way back in the Seventies.
But after the whole Bob Pease, Jim Williams saga...I have sat back and looked at the whole thing.
An Engineer like Bob Widlar will never ever again be allowed to say his say and get away with it. He was at the forefront of everything he touched. He broke barriers, boundries. He innovated. He pissed people off. He was always the leader in his field. For decades. And he was always right/correct.
He is the reason why we have cellphones, computers now....
Think about it...Widlar, in spite of his ways, was an absolute genius.
Pushing the unknown. No help from anyone. Everything came from his brain. No wonder he got as pissed all the time to give his brain a rest from thinking. Sleepless, restless nights don't help thinking. Alcohol has a sedative effect.
I really wish I could of met Bob Widlar.