The history of Mitsubishi parallels the story of modern Japan. The founder, Yataro Iwasaki was from the city of Kochi on the island of Shikoku, which was the home of the powerful Tosa clan. He worked for the clan and distinguished himself in managing its Osaka trading operations. In 1870, he set up his own …
The company that became Alfa Romeo was founded as “Darracq Italiana” in 1907 by Cavaliere Ugo Stella, an aristocrat from Milan, in partnership with the French automobile firm of Alexandre Darracq. The firm initially produced Darracq cars in Naples, but after the partnership collapsed Stella and the other Italian co-investors moved production to an idle …
Carlsberg was founded in 1847 by the visionary brewer J.C. Jacobsen. His new brewery, just outside the city ramparts of Copenhagen, Denmark, pioneered steam brewing, refrigeration techniques and, greatest of all, the propagation of a single yeast strain. J.C. Jacobsen demanded quality above all else and his innovations in the art of making beer laid …
In 1983, Richard Stallman founded the GNU Project, with the goal of developing a complete Unix-like operating system composed entirely of free software. By the beginning of the 1990s, GNU had produced or collected most of the necessary components of this system libraries, compilers, text editors, a Unix shell except for the core …
Post World War II Italy was a dour placeand one which, in light of its agreement to cessation of war activities with The Allies, meant that its post-war aircraft industry was severely restricted in both capability and capacity. Piaggio emerged from the conflict with its Pontedera fighter plane plant completely demolished by bombing. Italy’s crippled …
Since the store first opened its doors in 1849, Harrods has always prided itself on a reputation for excellence, that nothing is too much trouble to our customers, and finding the finest-quality merchandise. But this is just part of the Harrods story. The store is much more than a shopping destination, more than just a …