Cool! I was curious and looked this up on Wikipedia [0]: > It has been hypothesized that the 555 got its name from the three 5 kΩ resistors used within, but H

Cool! I was curious and looked this up on Wikipedia [0]: > It has been hypothesized that the 555 got its name from the three 5 kΩ resistors used within, but Hans Camenzind has stated that the number was arbitrary. [1] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/555_timer_IC#Design https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/555_timer_IC#Design [1] http://www.semiconductormuseum.com/Transistors/LectureHall/Camenzind/Camenzind_Page2.htm http://www.semiconductormuseum.com/Transistors/LectureHall/C...