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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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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