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The Legend of Litton Industries [Hardcover]

Jeffrey L. Rodengen (Author), Melody Maysonet (Editor), Sandy Cruz (Illustrator), Wendy Iverson (Illustrator)

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Publication Date: September 2000

When famed whiz kid Charles Bates "Tex" Thornton bought a small microwave tube company from Charles Litton in 1953, few people could have foreseen that it would evolve into a $5.5 billion global high-tech enterprise with leading positions in ship-building, information technology, and defense and commercial electronics.

The Legend of Litton Industries recounts the ingenuity, determination and corporate strategy of its leaders and dedicated personnel. Carefully researched and lavishly illustrated, this comprehensive history captures the essence of what it takes to succeed in the global, high-tech marketplace.

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About the Author

Best selling author, Jeffrey L. Rodengen has a degree in psychology and post-graduate degrees in engineering. Jeff began his career as a writer, producer, and director in Hollywood. More recently, the writer of hundreds of technical and general-interest articles, Jeff has authored nearly 50 books on American industry and technology .

Jeff lives in Fort Lauderdale with his wife, Karine, award-winning photographer of the Classic Mahogany Boasts and Classic Race Boats calendars, and their twin children.

Product Details

Hardcover: 159 pages
Publisher: Write Stuff Syndicate; First Edition edition (September 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0945903510
ISBN-13: 978-0945903512
Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 9.3 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,939,461 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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AS THE DUST SETTLED from World War II, the future looked very promising to Charles Bates "Tex" Thornton, a man who, as one writer put it, had " a childhood worthy of Horatio Alger but also with the most modern vision for postwar American management that one could imagine." Read the first page

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amphibious assault ships, seismic exploration, inertial guidance systems

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Litton Industries, United States, Western Atlas, Fred O'Green, Hughes Aircraft, Western Geophysical, Roy Ash, Cold War, Stat Control, Wall Street, Charles Litton, Lehman Brothers, Department of Defense, Ingalls Shipbuilding, Litton Italia, Applied Technology, Beverly Hills, Marine Corps, Soviet Union, Sperry Marine, Total Package Procurement, Air France, Charles Bates, Electro Dynamics, Industrial Automation Systems

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The Whiz Kids: The Founding Fathers of American Business - and the Legacy they Left Us by John A. Byrne on 4 pages
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The United States (Countries) by Bob Italia on page 70
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