Bob Pease wasn't a fan either: https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/analog/article/21802160/whats-all-this-555-timer-stuff-anyway https://www.electroni

Bob Pease wasn't a fan either: https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/analog/article/21802160/whats-all-this-555-timer-stuff-anyway https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/analog/article... Like the 741 op amp its one of those inferior yet friendly teaching tools used heavily in academia.