106 results for: Computers and Technology
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Steve Duzan, Bob Nowinski and Bill Gates at Technology Northwest II symposium, February 27, 1987
In February 1987, the MIT Enterprise Foundation sponsored a symposium called Technology Northwest II in Seattle. This photo from the symposium shows, from left to right, Immunex founder Steve Duzan, Genetic Systems founder Bob Nowinski, and Microsoft founder Bill Gates talking before a panel discussion. Caption information source: "Insider Tip: Think Small Business," by Richard W. Larsen, Seattle Times, March…
ID Number:2000.107.053.02.02
Date:1987
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Steve Duzan and Michael Kranda of Immunex, February 15, 1991
Scientists Steven Gillis and Christopher Henney, along with businessman Stephen Duzan, founded Immunex in July 1981. They envisioned the company's mission as developing, producing, and licensing diagnostic and therapeutic immunological products. Its successful drugs included LEUKINE (sargramostin) for patients undergoing bone marrow transplants, NOVANTRONE for multiple sclerosis, and ENBREL (etanercept), an anti-inflammatory used to treat arthritis. By 2001 Immunex was…
ID Number:2000.107.053.02.03
Date:1991
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Mark Eppley of Traveling Software, December 21, 1990
Mark Eppley founded Traveling Software in Bothell in 1983 to create products to help people work remotely, mainly to move files between laptops and office desktops. Rebranded as LapLink.com in 1999, after its most notable product at the time, later software like PCmover would keep the company profitable and growing. As of 2019, the company is still in business as…
ID Number:2000.107.057.01.01
Date:1990
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Woman working on microcircuits at Fluke Manufacturing, Everett, October 29, 1981
John M. Fluke, Sr. was granted a patent for the VAM (Volts, Amps, Watts) meter instrument in 1947 and founded Fluke Corporation in the basement of his home in Springdale, Connecticut, the following year. Fluke, who was born and raised in Seattle, moved his company to the Ballard neighborhood in 1952. In 1981, Fluke opened a 500,000 square feet, $26…
ID Number:2000.107.066.17.02
Date:1981
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Employee assembling a Fluke Manufacturing instrument at Beijing Radio Research Institute, Beijing, China, November 12, 1985
John M. Fluke, Sr. was granted a patent for the VAM (Volts, Amps, Watts) meter instrument in 1947 and founded Fluke Corporation in the basement of his home in Springdale, Connecticut, the following year. Fluke, who was born and raised in Seattle, moved his company to the Ballard neighborhood in 1952. In 1981, Fluke opened a 500,000 square feet, $26…
ID Number:2000.107.066.17.03
Date:1985
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Women working on inspection line at Fluke Manufacturing, Everett, November 5, 1986
John M. Fluke, Sr. was granted a patent for the VAM (Volts, Amps, Watts) meter instrument in 1947 and founded Fluke Corporation in the basement of his home in Springdale, Connecticut, the following year. Fluke, who was born and raised in Seattle, moved his company to the Ballard neighborhood in 1952. In 1981, Fluke opened a 500,000 square feet, $26…
ID Number:2000.107.066.17.05
Date:1986
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Leigh Barnes working on inspection line at Fluke Manufacturing, Everett, December 26, 1985
John M. Fluke, Sr. was granted a patent for the VAM (Volts, Amps, Watts) meter instrument in 1947 and founded Fluke Corporation in the basement of his home in Springdale, Connecticut, the following year. Fluke, who was born and raised in Seattle, moved his company to the Ballard neighborhood in 1952. In 1981, Fluke opened a 500,000 square feet, $26…
ID Number:2000.107.066.17.06
Date:1985
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Bill Gates and Melinda French at a basketball game at the Kingdome, Seattle, March 23, 1993
Melinda French was a native of Dallas and, like Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, had attended private schools. She went on to earn both undergraduate and graduate degrees in computer sciences and business from Duke University. Her abilities led Microsoft to offer her an entry-level management job while still in graduate school.Gates, a Seattle native, had already made his name as…
ID Number:2000.107.073.16.01
Date:1993
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Bill Gates in his office at Microsoft, January 1984
Bill Gates and Paul Allen began working on microcomputers while still at Seattle’s Lakeside School. They founded Microsoft in 1975, and nearly a decade later, the company was recognized as the world's most powerful producer of microcomputer software. In 1984, the company was in the process of developing the Windows operating system and other applications to make PCs easier for…
ID Number:2000.107.073.18.01
Date:1984
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Bill Gates at a meeting of financial analysts at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, July 25, 1991
Microsoft, a multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington, was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The company moved to Bellevue, Washington in 1979 and incorporated in 1981. The company has grown to become the world's largest software maker and a leader in cloud enterprise technology.In 1991, Microsoft and technology company IBM…
ID Number:2000.107.073.18.03
Date:1991