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Curtis, Deborah

1957
active 1921-1947, publisher of psychological assessments, American

The Psychological Corporation

1921
1919-1995, multimedia publisher, educational film makers, Chicago

Society for Visual Education Inc.

1919 - 1995
1934-c.1989, battery and radio manufacturer, Britain

Vidor Limited

1934 - 1989
1932-1986, radio and television receiver manufacturer, London

Bush Radio Limited

1932 - 1986
1923-current (2010), manufacturer, United States

Moviola

1923

Walter, William Grey

1910 - 1977
active 1925-1998, manufacturer of pharmaceutical and medical supplies, Liverpool

Evans Medical Limited

1925 - 1998
active, c. 1930 - current (2009), manufacturer of water purification equipment, United Kingdom

The Permutit Company Limited

1912 - 1993
1936-1999, plastics manufacturer (optics), London, Slough; England, British

Combined Optical Industries Limited

1936 - 1999
1931-1972, petroleum oil marketing, London, England, British

Shell-Mex and BP Limited

1931 - 1972
active 1920-1970, manufacturer of pharmaceuticals; chemical manufacturer, UK subsiduary of Swiss co

Geigy (UK) Limited

1920 - 1970
1896-1991, printer, London

Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited

1958 - 1991
active 1948-1969, optical instrument maker (spectroscopes etc.), London, England

Hilger and Watts Limited

1948 - 1969
1949-1977, audio equipment manufacturer, England

Ferrograph

1949 - 1977
1949-2003, manufacturer of optics and imaging equipment, Japan

Olympus Optical Company Limited

1949 - 2003
1935-1960, camera manufacturer, Windsor

Specto Ltd

1935 - 1960
1918-2000, steam engineer; manufacturer of stationary engines, Grantham, English; British

Ruston and Hornsby Limited

1918 - 2000
1910-2003, manufacturer of bicycles, Aston, Birmingham, England, British

Hercules Cycle and Motor Company Limited

1910 - 2003
1917-1958, manufacturer of projectors and cine equipment, Leeds, United Kingdom

Kalee Limited

1917 - 1958
active 1954-1971, pharmaceutical researcher and manufacturer, UK subsiduary of Swiss parent

CIBA Laboratories Limited

1954 - 1971
1926-1967, camera manufacturer, Birmingham

Coronet Camera Company

1926 - 1967
1919-1926, camera manufacturer, Stuttgart

Contessa-Nettel AG

1919 - 1926
1930-1998, manufacturer, Sheffield

Firth Brown Steels

1930 - 1998
1930s-1978, manufacturer of uniforms and helmets, England

J Compton Sons and Webb Limited

1930 - 1978
1929-1962, radio and television manufacturers, England

Murphy Radio Limited

1929 - 1962
1938-c.2000, radio and television manufacturer, Berkshire, England

Decca Radio and Television Limited

1938 - 2000
active 1928-1956, manufacturer of automatic and dispensing machines, London, England

British Automatic Company Limited

1928 - 1956
1945; clergy, personnel manager, railway personnel manager, clergy

Deboo, Alan John

1945
1957; engineering manager, railway freight company director, railway infrastructure manager, railway infrastructure company director, railway company director

Gisby, Robin William

1957
1961; railway employee, railway engineer, railway company director

Smith, John

1961
1922-1978?, manufacturer of wireless (radio receiver) components and valves, Blackheath, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Burndept Limited

1922
1937; railway employee, railway engineer, railway engineering manager, railway company director

Russell, David F.

1937
1954; railway employee, railway manager, railway freight manager, railway company director

Braybrook, Ian K.

1954
1914-1956, writing pen and ink manufacturer, London, England, British

Mabie, Todd and Company Limited

1914
1946; railway employee, railway manager, railway passenger manager, railway company director

Warburton, Ivor William

1908
b 1959, photographer, television and film maker, Portland, Oregon

MacMillan, Tim

1959
1958-current (2007), ocean systems, agricultural engineering, Massachusetts, United States

The Sippican Corporation

1958
1917-1997, molecular biologist, British; English

Kendrew, Sir John Cowdery

1917 - 1997
1914-2002, chemist; molecular biologist, Austrian-born; British

Perutz, Max Ferdinand

1914 - 2002
1913-1936, aeroplane propeller design and manufacture, Weybridge, England, British

Lang Propeller Company Limited

1913 - 1936
1931-1979, recording & consumer electrical/electronic goods manufacturer, United Kingdom

Electric and Musical Industries Limited

1931 - 1979
1960-1977, aircraft designer / manufacturer, England, British

British Aircraft Corporation

1960 - 1977
active 1942-1987, research scientist

Elmes, P C

1921 - 2003
1935-1989, manufacturer of fire & smoke detection equipment & gas cylinders, Colnbrook, England

Walter Kidde Company Limited

1935 - 1989
1913-2012, physicist; radio astronomer, British; English

Lovell, Sir Bernard

1913 - 2012
1935-2010, cosmonaut, Russian

Sevastyanov, Vitaly Ivanovich

1935 - 2010
1914-1983, collector

Berry, Geoffrey C

1914 - 1983
1919-2012, metallurgist and physicist, British

Cottrell, Alan

1919 - 2012
1915-2008, World War II instructor; assistant master, British

Chew, Victor Kenneth

1915 - 2008