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William Schlumberger. William Schlumberger (March 25, 1799 – February 20, 1838) [1] was an Alsatian chess master. He is known to have taught Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant to play chess and as the operator of The Turk, a chess-playing machine which was purported to be an automaton.
Itron is an American technology company that offers products and services for energy and water resource management. [1] It is headquartered in Liberty Lake, Washington, United States. The company's products measure and analyze electricity, gas and water consumption. Its products include electricity, gas, water and thermal energy measurement ...
Viavi Solutions Inc. Viavi Solutions (stylized VIAVI Solutions ), formerly part of JDS Uniphase Corporation (JDSU), is an American network test, measurement and assurance technology company based in Chandler, Arizona. The company manufactures testing and monitoring equipment for networks.
Gemalto was an international digital security company providing software applications, secure personal devices such as smart cards and tokens, e-wallets and managed services. It was formed in June 2006 by the merger of two companies, Axalto and Gemplus International. Gemalto N.V.'s revenue in 2018 was €2.969 billion. [1]
The Heath Company was founded as an aircraft company in 1911 [5] by Edward Bayard Heath with the purchase of Bates Aeroplane Co, soon renamed to E.B. Heath Aerial Vehicle Co. Starting in 1926 it sold a light aircraft, the Heath Parasol, in kit form. [6] Heath died during a 1931 test flight. [7]
Schlumbergera truncata, the false Christmas cactus, [1] is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to a small area of the coastal mountains of south-eastern Brazil where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist forests. It is the parent or one of the parents of the houseplants called Christmas cactus ...
Tailored Brands, Inc. Tailored Brands, Inc. is an American retail holding company for various men's apparel stores, including the Men's Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank brands. [3] The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas, with additional corporate offices in Dublin, California and New York, New York. [4]
Woodburn was born on 11 March 1971 [3] and went to Dr Challoner's Grammar School in Amersham, England. [4] Woodburn received a bachelor's degree in electrical sciences from St John's College, Cambridge in 1992 [5] and a PhD in engineering from Cambridge University, followed by an MBA from Erasmus University Rotterdam. [2]