S9.com / Biographies /
Ramo, Simon
1913 - Born on the 7th of May in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
1936 - Ramo worked for the General Electric Company, Schenectady, N.Y., developing microwave transmission and detection equipment and General Electric's electron microscope.
1946 - He accepted a position with Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, Calif., where he developed fire-control, radar, navigation, computer, and other aircraft-electronics systems.
1953 - Ramo and fellow engineer Dean E. Wooldridge left Hughes Aircraft to form the Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation, obtaining financial support from Thompson Products, Inc.
1958 - Ramo-Wooldridge merged with Thompson Products to form Thompson Ramo-Wooldridge, Inc.
1936 - Ramo worked for the General Electric Company, Schenectady, N.Y., developing microwave transmission and detection equipment and General Electric's electron microscope.
1946 - He accepted a position with Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, Calif., where he developed fire-control, radar, navigation, computer, and other aircraft-electronics systems.
1953 - Ramo and fellow engineer Dean E. Wooldridge left Hughes Aircraft to form the Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation, obtaining financial support from Thompson Products, Inc.
1958 - Ramo-Wooldridge merged with Thompson Products to form Thompson Ramo-Wooldridge, Inc.
  | Page last updated: 1:39pm, 03rd Jul '07 |
Related Books
  |
Fields and Waves in Communication Electronics by Simon Ramo and John R. Whinnery and Theodore Van Duzer (Hardcover - Feb 9, 1994) This comprehensive revision begins with a review of static electric and magnetic fields, providing a wealth of results useful for static and time-dependent fields problems in which the size of the...  Usually ships in 2 to 4 weeks |
 |
  |
Meetings, Meetings and More Meetings: Getting Things Done When People Are Involved by Simon Ramo (Hardcover - Sep 25, 2005) The first definitive guide on the principles behind making meetings more effective--whether as a participants or as the leader...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
|
  |
Extraordinary Tennis for the Ordinary Player by Simon Ramo (Hardcover - May 16, 1970) |
|
 |
The Business of Science: Winning and Losing in the High-Tech Age by Simon Ramo (Hardcover - May 16, 1988) |
|
 |
The islands of E, Cono&My; by Simon Ramo (Unknown Binding - May 16, 1973) |
|
 |
Century of Mismatch: How Logical Man Can Reshape His Illogical Technological Soc by Simon Ramo (Hardcover - May 16, 1970) |
|
Related DVDs
  |
Diamonds are Forever (VHS Tape) Sean Connery retired from the 007 franchise afterYou Only Live Twice(replaced by George Lazenby in the underrated and underperformingOn Her Majesty's Secret Service) but was lured back for one last... |
|
  |
Latin Dragon (DVD) Usually ships in 24 hours |
|
  |
Art Heist (DVD)  Usually ships in 24 hours |
|
