Abstract:

The authors both arrived at Paul S. Veneklasen & Associates and Western Electro-Acoustic Laboratory in 1956 and 1957, fresh from UCLA's acoustics program which was part of applied physics. In an era when most people change jobs numerous times during their careers, what was the glue that kept the authors there? Security? Technical Challenge? Opportunity to work with a truly creative, renaissance person? Probably all of the above. But more than acoustics and business were learned from Paul. A few anecdotes illustrate the affection for Paul and the legacy he left.