By a River, On a Hill: John Durbin Husher

By a River, On a Hill brings you into the lives of twins born during the depression in asmall steel mill town in Western Pennsylvania and carries you through the depression, the war, thebuilding of the Golden Gate Bridge and on to two completely different routes of success of eachto his chosen profession. One who gains his success on a journey that carries him to Argentina forthree years and later to Brazil for three years fighting for acceptance in his chosen field untilgaining the recognition he deserves, becoming Chief consultant for U.S. Steel on Coke Ovenproblem solving and eventually establishing an international construction company.The other, who gains his initial success through invention of integrated circuits before becomingan expert in the production of the "chip" and finally his success in Silicon Valley competingagainst the world's best technical minds in a tough semiconductor industry, eventually playing themajor role in taking a small test company to be a successful Analog Semiconductor Company.The story carries you with them through their early experiences, the Navy, the tough steel millsand finally in their tough fields of endeavor; carrying you as it carried them. You experience theirobstacles and their triumphs as if you were there working your way up,side by side and battling for a place in the sun.The title of the book relates to the goals of the twins which are asdifferent as their paths to reach them.