robert gilberg
Author | San Diego, Ca, USA |
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Robert Gilberg is a retired semiconductor devices executive with thirty five years of experience dating back to the earliest days of transistorized computers to today's world of digital High Definition TV and the connected home. He has many patents for integrated circuit solutions in computers, communications and security devices, and was a .... more
Robert Gilberg is a retired semiconductor devices executive with thirty five years of experience dating back to the earliest days of transistorized computers to today's world of digital High Definition TV and the connected home. He has many patents for integrated circuit solutions in computers, communications and security devices, and was a member of a team receiving an Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy Award for digital television anti-piracy systems. He is the author of two published books: a memoir, "The Last Road Rebel and Other Lost Stories", and his first novel, "Alice Chang". A completed third novel, "A Simple Twist of Fate" is scheduled for publication in spring 2017. A forth novel is in progress and planned for publication in 2018.
Robert is a world traveler, having worked for multi-national corporations (General Instrument, Burroughs, NCR, IBM, as well as Silicon Valley start-up firms). His wide ranging travels have also included recreational trips to distant places with Nikki, his wife of 49 years and consummate traveling companion. He and Nikki are theater and music lovers who have made a life mission of seeing the greatest musicians of their ('60s and '70s) generation while they are still performing.
They live in the San Diego region with their two dogs, Sophie and Obie, and Coco, their African Grey parrot.