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COMPANY

Founded 1919 as a joint effort of AT&T, General Electric, and Westinghouse, to research radio as a commercial venture. GE was forced to sell its stake in 1930 due to anti-trust considerations. NBC was founded as an RCA subsidiary in 1926. RCA and NBC were reacquired in 1986 ... by GE.

Official Website:
http://www.rca.com/

EXECUTIVES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
James Hillier
Physicist
22-Aug-1915 15-Jan-2007 Electron microscope
Arthur C. Martinez
Business
1939   CEO of Sears Roebuck, 1995-2000
Eugene F. Murphy
Business
24-Feb-1934   Vice Chairman of GE, 1997-99
Frank A. Olson
Business
19-Jul-1932   CEO of Hertz Corporation, 1977-99
John A. Rolls
Business
c. 1942   CEO of Thermion Systems International
David Sarnoff
Business
27-Feb-1891 12-Dec-1971 CEO of RCA, founder of NBC
Bud Shuster
Politician
23-Jan-1932   Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1972-2001
Vladimir Zworykin
Inventor
30-Jul-1889 29-Jul-1982 Patented color televison

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
David C. Jones
Military
9-Jul-1921   Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1978-82
Albert Lasker
Business
1-May-1880 30-May-1952 Advertising executive and medical research patron
Peter G. Peterson
Business
5-Jun-1926   Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations
David Sarnoff
Business
27-Feb-1891 12-Dec-1971 CEO of RCA, founder of NBC
William French Smith
Government
26-Aug-1917 29-Oct-1990 US Attorney General, 1981-85

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Ernst F. W. Alexanderson
Inventor
25-Jan-1878 14-May-1975 Developed radio and television at GE and RCA
Herbert Kroemer
Physicist
25-Aug-1928   Pioneer in laser technology

EMPLOYMENT

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Duke Guider
Business
10-Mar-1900 1969 Defense attorney for Hideki Tojo
Martin L. Kaiser
Inventor
c. 1935   Electronic surveillance consultant
Percy Spencer
Scientist
19-Jul-1894 8-Sep-1970 Invented the microwave oven
Morton L. Topfer
Business
c. 1937   Vice Chairman of Dell, 1994-99
Joseph M. Tucci
Business
c. 1946   CEO of EMC

EXTRANEOUS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
John Diebold
Author
8-Jun-1926 26-Dec-2005 Advocate of automation
Henry Dreyfuss
Inventor
2-Mar-1904 5-Oct-1972 Product designer, human factors engineer
Joseph P. Kennedy
Business
6-Sep-1888 18-Nov-1969 Smuggler and patriarch of the Kennedy clan
James Speyer
Business
22-Jul-1861 31-Oct-1941 New York Banker

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Jack Benny
Actor
14-Feb-1894 26-Dec-1974 The Jack Benny Show
Johnny Carson
Talk Show Host
23-Oct-1925 23-Jan-2005 Longtime host of Tonight Show


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