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- Unisys Profile and Facilities World Map, 1988 - In 1986, the Burroughs and Sperry corporations merged to create Unisys. It was one of the largest mergers in the computer and information technology industry. Both companies had a long lineage of developing cutting-edge computing technology. Burroughs started in the late 1800s producing calculating machines, and Sperry formed in the early 1900s making navigation equipment and later built UNIVAC computers.
- 1870-1986
- Collections - Artifact
Unisys Profile and Facilities World Map, 1988
In 1986, the Burroughs and Sperry corporations merged to create Unisys. It was one of the largest mergers in the computer and information technology industry. Both companies had a long lineage of developing cutting-edge computing technology. Burroughs started in the late 1800s producing calculating machines, and Sperry formed in the early 1900s making navigation equipment and later built UNIVAC computers.
- Map Showing the "Edsel Ford Mountains," Given by Richard E. Byrd to Clara and Henry Ford, 1943 - Richard E. Byrd led an expedition to Antarctica in 1928-1930. His effort was partly financed by a $100,000 contribution from Edsel Ford. Byrd honored his patron by naming a 150-mile Antarctic mountain range the Edsel Ford Mountains. Byrd presented this map to Ford's parents, Clara and Henry Ford, in 1943 -- the year Edsel Ford passed away.
- 1943
- Collections - Artifact
Map Showing the "Edsel Ford Mountains," Given by Richard E. Byrd to Clara and Henry Ford, 1943
Richard E. Byrd led an expedition to Antarctica in 1928-1930. His effort was partly financed by a $100,000 contribution from Edsel Ford. Byrd honored his patron by naming a 150-mile Antarctic mountain range the Edsel Ford Mountains. Byrd presented this map to Ford's parents, Clara and Henry Ford, in 1943 -- the year Edsel Ford passed away.