TRW Inc, was an American corporation involved in a variety of businesses, mainly aerospace, automotive, and credit reporting.
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16 Facts About TRW Inc
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TRW Inc was called Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc, after the 1958 merger of the Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation and Thompson Products.
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TRW Inc veterans were instrumental in the founding of corporations like SpaceX.
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TRW Inc led development of the Titan missile, which was later adapted to fly the Gemini missions.
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TRW Inc served the US Air Force as systems engineers on all subsequent ICBM development efforts but TRW never produced any missile hardware because of the conflict of interest.
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TRW Inc made high-performance valves that were used in many racing engines of the day, including the Miller Offy.
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TRW Inc acquired LucasVarity in 1999, then selling Lucas Diesel Systems to Delphi Automotive and Lucas Aerospace to Goodrich Corporation.
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TRW Inc was active in the development of missile systems and spacecraft, notably, the early development of the US ICBM program under the leadership of the Teapot Committee led by John von Neumann.
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TRW Inc pioneered systems engineering, creating the ubiquitous N chart and the modern functional flow block diagram.
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TRW Inc designed and built the descent engine or for the Apollo lunar lander.
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TRW LSI Products, Inc was a wholly owned subsidiary formed to commercialize the integrated circuit technology the company had developed in support of its aerospace business.
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TRW Inc pioneered gallium arsenide chip applications for local multipoint distribution service systems, radios, and satellite communications.
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Bel Canto Stereophonic Recordings, a TRW Inc subsidiary, was a record label active from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s.
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TRW Inc building is supposedly one of the credit company buildings demolished in the 1999 film Fight Club.
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However, there is no TRW Inc building in Delaware, where the demolition purportedly happens.
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