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9 unusual facts about Sylvania Electric Products


Console television

Companies that made these types of television included Zenith, Panasonic, Sony, Magnavox, Mitsubishi, Sylvania, and Quasar.

E. Finley Carter

Emmett Finley Carter (July 1, 1901 - February 18, 1979) was an electrical engineer that worked at several companies; most notably, he was in upper management of Sylvania Electric Products and was the director, and later president, of SRI International from 1956 to 1963.

Emporium, Pennsylvania

Early in the twentieth century, there were large powder plants and manufacturers of radio tubes and incandescent lamps (Sylvania Electric Products), paving brick, flour, iron, lumber, sole leather, etc.

Fieldata

Several Fieldata-standard computers were built during the lifetime of the project, including the transportable MOBIDIC from Sylvania, and the BASICPAC and LOGICPAC from Philco.

Funai

Its United States-based subsidiary Funai Corporation, Inc., based in Torrance, California, markets Funai-licensed brands including Sylvania, Emerson Radio, Magnavox, Philips, and Symphonic.

Havells

Later it Acquired the Lighting business of a Frankfurt based company Sylvania, a global leader in lighting business and now for the first times in its history the company's turnover crosses US$1 Billion.

Sylvania Electric Products

They were one of the companies involved in the development of the COBOL programming language.

Today Philips markets an Ambilight feature, lighting the wall behind a flat display to soften the viewing experience.

With the acquisition of the North American division by Osram GmbH in January 1993 Osram Sylvania Inc. was established.



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