Where are the (Analogue) Electronics heroes of today? Is it a dead art now? It's all about the software nowadays, all of the clever electronics is overshadowed by software, who designed the ps3, Xbox, ipad etc? Some fantastic bits of electronics but nobody cares so long as the software is ok.
Well - we have one as a member on this website - BAM - who invented (and Philips patented) a circuit that gave better dynamic contrast on x-ray TV imaging when you had a fat patient. BAM was building mains line impedance meters long before anybody knew how to make a decent one!
