High Tech Among the Palmettos: The Story of Radiation Inc and How It Changed the Face of South Brevard County
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (933 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1502338440 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 262 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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He also became interested in documenting some technology history he and friends had experienced. . In retirement, he indulged in his interests in foreign travel, fly fishing, photography, writing and combinations of the above. He was almost immediately called into active duty as a Lieutenant in the Army, where he served as instructor in the guidance system of the first US surface to surface guided missile, the Corporal. Frank Perkins grew up in Atlanta, Geor
"GOOD READ" according to Warren Miller. High Tech Among the Palmettos is a very entertaining story of how a small group of engineers developed a product (telemetry) that built what is today a multi-billion dollar company. The story is told through the personal reminiscences of the employees that were there during the formative twenty years of the company's history. While not in strict chronological . Denius and Shaw bet it all on their vision of the emerging space electronics market For anyone interested in first person stories of the early days of the aerospace industry, this should be a good read. Two visionary entrepreneurs gave up their comfortable engineering jobs, sold their homes, moved their families to Florida, and bet it all on their vision of the emerging space electronics market. Their vision paid off, and the nation and Flori. For people who once worked for Radiation Inc. (now J H Nostrand For people who once worked for Radiation Inc.(now Harris Corp.) and for those who lived in Brevard County Florida, this is an interesting and informative read.
Upon release from active duty, he worked as an Electronic Engineer at Melpar, RCA and Missileonics (a start-up in Melbourne, Florida), before finding a home at Radiation, Inc in 1959 for the remainder of his career. In retirement, he indulged in his interests in foreign travel, fly fishing, photography, writing and combinations of the above. . He was almost immediately called into active duty as a Lieutenant in the Army, where he served as instructor in the guidance system of the first US surface to surface guided missile, the Corporal. About the Author Frank Perkins grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and graduated from Georgia Tech in 1951 with a Mechanical Engineering degree. While there he worked on a variety of systems, including Multiplexers, A/D Converters, Digital Data Processing Systems, PCM Synchronizers, and a variety of Modems. He also became interest
In 1957, Radiation merged with Harris Corporation (then Harris-Intertype), whose present business still reflects the Radiation heritage.. This book documents some of the hardware and technological achievements of the company and its amazing cadre of employees. In 1950, an electronic company, Radiation, Inc, was founded in the rustic town of Melbourne, Florida. A number of personal memoirs and anecdotes are included, of and by many of these employees. The book also describes the local community of the 1950's and 1960's and how Radiation contributed to its development. Over the next few years, Radiation achieved a remarkable reputation in many fields, including Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) Telemetry, Instrumentation Systems, large tracking antennas, radar reflectivity, and space hardware, including some still on the moon