Bob Noise's Depression

In the 1960s we used to laugh at the Japanese Usually seven several hundred technical papers were delivered at US semiconductor industry technical conferences of the era. Eventually they overtook their American counterparts. During this time noise was also exhibiting signs of deep depression Not only had the previous decade in intel taken its toll on his emotional state But even more so his divorce divorce and his impact on his children Two of his children had gotten involved with drugs one was diagnosed with bipolar Bipolar disorder and hospitalized. Another one of his daughters was hit by a car and was in a coma for six months On the outside Bob dealt with these events with his usual denial but inside there was no denying that something had gone terribly wrong