DAVID HEARN

I started out as an inquisitive kid in Racine, Wisconsin in 1963, wondering what made things tick, light up or make sound. Given a screwdriver and a few quiet moments, things sometimes got disassembled. I also learned that taking something apart and breaking it in the process was NOT a good thing. The lesson that I learned was that making a change without having a way to get back to the beginning was dangerous. Always have a backup plan... I got an electronics project kit from Radio Shack when I was nine or ten years old, and by age twelve, I was repairing television sets and stereos for friends and relatives and others around the neighborhood. I tended to bury myself into technical manuals or reference books for a good Saturday afternoon read, which caused mother concern, but I think delighted dad. All of that early tinkering and study started an interest in electronics that lasts until today, and I'm always getting itchy to design and build something new... While working at..

Primary location: West Allis United States