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}} was a manufacturer of electronic test equipment. | }} was a manufacturer of electronic test equipment. | ||
Started in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1915 by Melville Eastham, the company | Started in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1915 by [[grwiki:Melville Eastham|Melville Eastham]], the company produced extensive lines of electrical component measuring equipment, sound and | ||
produced extensive lines of electrical component measuring equipment, sound and | |||
vibration measurement equipment, strobe lights, RLC and frequency standards, etc. | vibration measurement equipment, strobe lights, RLC and frequency standards, etc. | ||
In the 1950s, the company moved to West Concord, Massachusetts, and eventually became a major player in the | In the 1950s, the company moved to West Concord, Massachusetts, and eventually became a major player in the automatic test equipment (ATE) business, manufacturing a line of testers for assembled printed circuit boards. | ||
automatic test equipment (ATE) business, manufacturing a line of testers for assembled printed circuit boards. | |||
In 1975, the company name was changed to '''GenRad'''. | In 1975, the company name was changed to '''GenRad'''. | ||
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The company was eventually acquired by Teradyne in 2001. | The company was eventually acquired by Teradyne in 2001. | ||
[http://www.ietlabs.com/ IET Labs, Inc.] purchased the instrumentation product lines. | [http://www.ietlabs.com/ IET Labs, Inc.] purchased the instrumentation product lines. | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [http://www.ietlabs.com/pdf/GR_Experimenters/1940/GenRad_Experimenter_June%20_1940.pdf The General Radio Company. General Radio | * [http://www.ietlabs.com/pdf/GR_Experimenters/1940/GenRad_Experimenter_June%20_1940.pdf The General Radio Company. General Radio Experimenter Volume XV No.1, June 1940] (25 year anniversary edition) | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Radio Wikipedia: General Radio] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Radio Wikipedia: General Radio] | ||
{{Products|General Radio}} | {{Products|General Radio}} | ||
[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||