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...Transistor Radio 1955, by Sony...
Watson, who shared his father's volcanic temper, was just warming up. Fearful of falling behind in the fast-changing industry, Watson promoted "scratchy, harsh" individuals and pressured them to think ahead. (When IBM engineers complained that transistors were unreliable, Watson handed out transistor radios and challenged the critics to wear them out.) He never backed away from conflict, not even what he called "savage, primal and unstoppable" fights with his father over issues like finance. He installed a "contention" system that encouraged IBM managers to challenge one another. Watson was paternal with rank-and-file employees...
...focus on brand identity were the talents of his co-founder, Masaru Ibuka, the engineering and product-design force behind Sony's inventions. The combination worked well. The two sought to provide the best available technology and quality to the consumer. One of Sony's first products was a transistor radio, produced in 1955. While the transistor was developed by Bell Labs and produced by Western Electric, it was Sony that first used it for a small pocket radio, in 1957, creating a new market in the bargain...
...almost-50 baby boomer who still loves the fun of baseball. I remember coming home from school in the spring and fall holding a transistor radio to my ear and listening to the announcer describe my favorite team's game. Will it be the same for my eight- and 11-year-old children? Nostalgia may appeal to us boomers, but what about the kids? Want another generation to grow up fans of baseball? Schedule more day games! Time after time, I have to tear my kids away from televised baseball in the early innings because it's their bedtime. During...
When he wasn't listening to the Washington Senators (who he now admits was "the worst team in baseball") on his transistor radio or reading The Making of the President, young James III was spurning St. Albans high school's government club to listen to "the more interesting conversations going on at home...