History of IBM

Although IBM was incorporated in the state of New York on June 15, 1911 as the Computing- Tabulating- Recording Company (C-T-R), its origins can be traced back to developments at the close of the 19th century. For example, the first dial recorder was invented by Dr. Alexander Dey in 1888, and Dey’s business became one …

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History of Michael Jordan (Nike Air)

Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. Considered by many to be the greatest basketball player of all time, he became the most effectively marketed athlete of his generation and was instrumental in spreading the appeal of the National Basketball Association around the world in the 1980s and …

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History of Perrier

A fascinating character was Dr. Perrier. As well as his professional activities, he was also involved in politics. Born into a farming family, Louis Perrier obtained a bachelor’s degree in 1855, then travelled to Montpellier to study medicine. In 1862, after completing his studies, he set up practice in Nîmes. In 1870, France was shaken …

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History of Polo

1967 – Ralph Lauren establishes the Polo label with an instantly successful line of ties. In direct opposition to the narrow ties and conventional styles of the time, Lauren designs wide, handmade ties using unexpected, flamboyant, opulent materials. The ties quickly become a menswear status item. “A tie was the way a man expressed himself. …

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History of Paramount

Paramount Pictures Inc. can trace its beginnings to the creation in May, 1912, of the Famous Players Film Company. Founder Adolph Zukor, who had been an early investor in nickelodeons, saw that movies appealed mainly to working-class immigrants. With partners Daniel Frohman and Charles Frohman he planned to offer feature-length films that would appeal to …

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History of Macromedia

Macromedia was formed by the 1992 merger of Authorware Inc. (makers of Authorware) and MacroMind-Paracomp (makers of Macromind Director). Director, an interactive multimedia authoring tool widely used to make CD-ROMs and information kiosks, was Macromedia’s flagship product until the mid-1990s. As the CD-ROM market began to decline and the World Wide Web gained in popularity, …

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