Word: thiokol
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Space-Age Box. Developed by Thiokol Chemical's Humetrics Division, the device is called ElectroCardioAnalyzer. It is a miniaturized computer as well as a simplified electrocardiograph. By comparing a subject's graph with fixed standards that have been programmed into the machine beforehand, it can detect abnormal electrical activity in the heart. When it -does so, warning lights flash on, and the technician knows that this patient must be referred to the cardiologist...
...against cardiologists using ECG machines. The new device thought it saw abnormalities in 5.6% of cases where they did not exist, which only meant a bit more work for the experts. On the other hand, it failed to detect a real abnormality in 2.7% of the cases examined. But Thiokol scientists say this percentage can be reduced by technical changes...
...Thiokol Chemical Corp...
...moneymaker," is to bemean the virtues that built this great country. Unprivileged by today's standards, Henry worked hard at the jobs available to him, saved when he could, guided his sons masterfully, and today looks at every man with a level gaze. As an employee of Thiokol Chemical Corporation, he makes us proud of him and proud of his sons...
...LALE Thiokol Chemical Corp...