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...decades ago, when a GE representative tried to sell a new engine to Donald Nyrop, then president of Northwest Airlines, the executive pointed to a ceiling fixture and wisecracked, "Whenever I want a light bulb, I'll pick GE's. For jet engines, I'll stick with Pratt & Whitney!" Nearly all jet airliners built at that time, notably the long-range Boeing 707 and shorter- haul McDonnell Douglas DC-9, were powered by engines carrying Pratt & Whitney's eagle emblem. GE, despite success in developing high-thrusting jet engines for the military, ranked a distant third after Pratt & Whitney...
...persevered, and is now the world's dominant engine builder by a commanding margin. Last year GE captured an estimated 63% of the market, compared with 27% for Pratt & Whitney and 10% for Rolls-Royce. The company's success is a classic lesson in the value of patience and persistence, as the design of a new jet engine is a devilishly long-term process that can consume at least five years and more than $1 billion. GE took a more astute aim at the aircraft market of the future, while Pratt & Whitney failed to develop a full range of quieter...
...Princeton chapter, like Harvard's, is not affiliated with the university and has no meeting house or living space. Whitney S. Terrell, president of the Princeton Zeta Psi, says the chapter is one of five or six "underground" fraternities at the school. He says his fraternity was begun five years ago and has around 40 members...
Saturday's concert will last about two hours.In addition to Kay's works, the ensemble willperform "On the Nature of Things" by Henry Brantand "Introduction and Samba" by Maurice Whitney...
Last night was no different for the Crimson as Yale managed to spoil a strong Harvard comeback, 73-69, here at Payne Whitney Gymnasium in front of 1189 fans...