# An Interview with Dr. Kent Lundberg - Luculent Linear Legacy

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2012-10-29
- Length: 1h 23m
- Episode: 119
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-10-29-an-interview-with-dr-kent-lundberg-luculent-linear-legacy
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-119-luculent-linear-legacy/

## Summary

Dr. Kent Lundberg, a visiting professor at Olin College and MIT, discusses his career in analog circuit design, control systems, and his extensive collection of vintage Tektronix oscilloscopes. He details his consulting work through Keeling Flight Hardware, focusing on low-noise analog front-ends and power supplies, and explains his decision to avoid the traditional academic track in favor of practical engineering. The conversation also covers his passion for collecting Jim Williams' application notes, his book collection including rare MIT Rad Lab volumes, and a new co-designed EE prototyping class he is developing.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-10-29-an-interview-with-dr-kent-lundberg-luculent-linear-legacy#t=0) Introduction and Academic Background
- [1:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-10-29-an-interview-with-dr-kent-lundberg-luculent-linear-legacy#t=110) Jim Williams and Linear Technology Legacy
- [10:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-10-29-an-interview-with-dr-kent-lundberg-luculent-linear-legacy#t=609) Teaching Control Systems and Analog Design
- [35:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-10-29-an-interview-with-dr-kent-lundberg-luculent-linear-legacy#t=2155) Consulting and the Analog Front-End
- [42:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-10-29-an-interview-with-dr-kent-lundberg-luculent-linear-legacy#t=2564) Lincoln Laboratory and Engineering Culture
- [48:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-10-29-an-interview-with-dr-kent-lundberg-luculent-linear-legacy#t=2897) Vintage Oscilloscope Collection
- [1:04:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-10-29-an-interview-with-dr-kent-lundberg-luculent-linear-legacy#t=3842) Book Collecting and MIT Rad Lab Volumes
- [1:11:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-10-29-an-interview-with-dr-kent-lundberg-luculent-linear-legacy#t=4301) Co-Designing an EE Prototyping Class

## Topics

- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Analog & power electronics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/analog-and-power-electronics)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Test & measurement](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/test-and-measurement)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Tektronix (company)
- Linear Technology (company)
- MIT (company)
- Olin College (company)
- Keeling Flight Hardware (company)
- Lincoln Laboratory (company)
- Adafruit (company)
- Moog (company)
- Dave Smith Instruments (company)
- HP 3562A (tool)
- Tektronix 511 (product)
- Tektronix 556 (product)
- Tektronix 7104 (product)
- Severed Heads (other)

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