Philip Noguchi

Pi member and prolific contributor. Debut Pi byline: 1984-03 — V06 N03 with "Biggest Scam Since Television" — a polemic on the consumer-computing market. Returns recurringly through 1988+ as "Dr. No" / Macinations columnist.

Notable later pieces: - 1988-11 — V10 N11 — "True Form" (form-fillable WP tooling) — among his more memorable late-1980s contributions - The "Dr. No" persona becomes shorthand for Pi's contrarian/skeptical-of-industry-hype voice during the 1986-90 period

Noguchi's affiliation outside Pi is not stated in the bylines I've read (PhD-level researcher, possibly at NIH or another DC federal lab — needs confirmation).

Sources

• Pi Journal issues — see backlinks.
• See backlog open question on Noguchi's full trajectory.