Essays Tagged: "Raytheon"
"Introduction of the Microwave"
shioned" cooking.In 1946, Dr. Percy Spencer noticed something very unusual. As an engineer with the Raytheon Corporation, he was testing a new vacuum tube called a magnetron, (which was also used the ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Technology
Microwaves
elated research project around 1945 that Dr. Percy LeBaron Spencer, a self-taught engineer with the Raytheon Corporation developed the microwave.2. Where did the technology come from?Dr. Spencer fashi ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Law of the Land Knowing your host country before doing business
tp://www.businesstravelogue.com/Cina$20Mainland.html"Doing Business Overseas." (Company booklet for Raytheon.)Leftridge, Kristyn. "Volunteer Views. The Peace Corps."http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/views ...
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays
High-tech investment as an engine for economic growth in Southern Arizona
s in the Tucson community, providing a plethora of high-tech jobs. Some of these businesses include Raytheon Systems, Bombardier Aerospace, Sunquest Information Systems, Honeywell, IBM and Texas Instr ... on with local schools to ensure that there are enough qualified workers to meet their needs. Raytheon Systems, a major defense contractor, has tried combining its efforts with Pima Community Co ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies
MICROWAVE OVEN
ater, around 1945, during a radar-related research project; Dr. Percy Spencer, an engineer with the Raytheon Corporation, noticed something very unusual. Dr. Spencer was conducting some tests on the m ... to work on Spencer's hot new idea, developing and refining it for practical use. By late 1945, the Raytheon Company had filed a patent proposing that microwaves be used to cook food. At last, in 1947 ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Engineering > Electrical Engineering
Management: Conflict Resolution in Work Teams.
dition to legal costs, labor costs are significantly impacted by unmanaged conflict. According to a Raytheon report, the cost of replacing skilled employees can be as high as 150 percent of his or her ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
Disparate Impact Case Study
In disparate treatment cases, the employer's policy is discriminatory on its face." (2003, p.19)In Raytheon Co. v. Hernandez, former Raytheon employee Joel Hernandez filed disparate treatment charges ... nandez tested positive for cocaine abused and forcefully resigned from the company. He alleged that Raytheon showed prejudice in his rehire because of his prior drug addiction. While this case caused ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management
The Invention of the Microwave
microwave was discovered by accident by a man named Percy Spencer. While Percy was working for the Raytheon Company, Percy was trying to produce large amounts of magnetrons per day. After he learned ... ents allowed a production of 2,600 magnetrons per day.In 1945, Percy was touring one of the labs at Raytheon were there were magnetrons or power tubes. Percy breifly stopped in front of one of the pow ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Technology
Microwaves
ng food with microwaves was discovered by Percy Spencer while building magnetrons for radar sets at Raytheon, a major American defense contractor and industrial corporation. He was working on an activ ... popcorn, and the second was an egg, which exploded in the face of one of the experimenters.In 1945, Raytheon filed a patent for Spencer's cooking process using microwaves and in 1947, the company buil ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Physics