Category Archives: Science

Meltdown II

Posted on July 17, 2007 by lmharnisch

July 17, 1957 Our friend, Mr. Atom, at the Santa Susana Field Lab.

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Aerospace crashes

Posted on July 17, 2007 by lmharnisch

  July 17, 1957 Los Angeles With the cancellation of the Navaho cruise missile program, North American Aviation made plans to lay off 15,600 employees, nearly a third of the workforce at its plant in Downey. Efforts were made to … Continue reading →

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Visions of tomorrow

Posted on June 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

June 13, 1957Los Angeles There was a time when IBM’s standard office equipment included signs that said "THINK." Although  William B. Thompson was an economist with Prudential Insurance, rather than IBM, he was certainly thinking about the future. He couldn’t … Continue reading →

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