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Beginnings 1920s and 1930s In 1922, Raytheon is founded as the American Appliance Company, a maker of machinery, motors and components. In 1930, Texas Instruments (TI) is founded as Geophysical Service, Inc. a provider of contract exploration services to the petroleum industry. In 1932, Hughes Aircraft is created as a division of the Hughes Tool Company, with a focus on military aircraft research and design; Beech Aircraft is established that same year. In 1945, the Texas Engineering and Manufacturing Company (TEMCO), precursor to E-Systems, is founded.  World War II Years 1940s Raytheon meets urgent production needs for magnetron tubes used...

    Redifon of Broomhill Road, London 1931 Private company formed as Rediffusion Limited. 1949 Name changed. 1961 Manufacturers of radio communications equipment, industrial electronic equipment, flight and radar simulators, computers. 2,000 employees. 1968 Voice-frequency terminal for the Royal navy.

  Manufacturers of radios, of London 1932 The firm was founded in London by Harry Roberts (born 20 May 1910 in Mile End, London; died 1968) and Leslie Bidmead. 1935 the partnership was producing 8 radios a week. WWII 1941 the company moved its premises to greater safety in Molesey, where they remained for many years. 1955 Messrs Roberts Radio Co. Ltd were awarded their first Royal Warrant as "Radio Manufacturers to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II". 1981 Acquired Dynatron Radio from Philips 1994 Irish electrical equipment group Glen Dimplex acquired the brand, although the company operated independently from the...

  Since 1947, Rogers of England has been synonymous with quality audio equipment.Through creativity and innovative ideas, founder Jim Rogers produced a succession of consistently improved and refined systems.An early example was the Rogers Theatrical Horn Loudspeaker which proved to be both commercially and acoustically successful and established Rogers as a reliable and innovative manufacturer of quality equipment. In the early 70s, Rogers was commissioned by the B.B.C. to produce the legendary LS3/5A. Some 50,000 pairs have been built worldwide to date. Meanwhile, LS 5/8 and LS 5/9 Grade One Studio Monitors are exclusive Rogers/B.B.C. designs and have been readily...

  RFT was not a manufacturer but consortium of state-owned companies (VEB) in the field of radio and television in the former DDR (East Germany). There were two RFT sections. The first one, known as VEB Kombinat Rundfunk- und Fernsehtechnik, was for civil broadcast electronics, such as radio and television sets. The second one was less well known. It was called VEB Kombinat Nachrichtenelektronik and was active in the field of communications technology.  The communications branch of RFT consisted of 14 companies (VEBs) and one research institute in Berlin (later: ZFTN). This consortium produced a wide variety of communications equipment,...