Radio age research, manufacturing, communications, broadcasting, television (1941)

This "personal size" portable transistor radio is now being produced and marketed by RCA. oped a system called BIZMAC for electronic data- processing. A BIZMAC computing system purchased by the U. S. Army is being delivered to the Ordnance Tank- Automotive Command, Detroit, Michigan, where it will complete in minutes inventory control procedures that now require months. 3. Military Electronics: New developments in television, radar, radio communications and electronic controls are greatly increasing the effectiveness of vir- tually every type of military operation. 4. Radar: A system, designed by RCA for all- weather purposes, is being installed by five commercial air lines in the United States and by four European air lines to increase the safety and comfort of passengers, and enable the pilot to see storm formations up to 150 miles ahead. A high brightness radar display system projecting images on a four-foot screen for viewing under normal lighting conditions has been developed by RCA for use in air traffic control and other applications where large and bright displays may be required. 5. Closed-Circuit Television: Use of this form of TV is rapidly expanding in the fields of education and industry. The first closed-circuit installation of RCA compatible color television is being made at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D. C. Research And The Future "RCA has built upon the bedrock of scientific re- search, development and engineering," General Sarnoff said. "We regard research as the lifeblood of modern industry and the basis for steady growth. "Progress is born of change as illustrated by the fact that during 1955, eighty per cent of RCA's total sales will be in products and services which did not exist, or were not commercially developed, only ten years ago. The majority of these new products and services were created through pioneering efforts that involved sub- stantial expenditures for research, development and engineering." He said proceeds from the Corporation's recent $100,000,000 debenture issue, along with other funds, will be used in furthering the expansion and develop- ment of RCA's research, manufacturing and service facilities in the electronic and related fields. During the last five years, he pointed out, RCA has spent approxi- mately $160,000,000 for additions and improvements to its properties and facilities. Sarnoff is Named Chairman of Security Trairiing Panel Brig. General David Sarnoff, Chairman of the Board of RCA, was named Chairman of the National Security Training Commission by President Eisenhower on No- vember 17. He succeeds the late Maj. Gen. Julius Ochs Adler, who was first vice-president and general manager of The New York Times. The appointment was an- nounced as a recess appointment, subject to confirma- tion by the Senate. The National Security Training Commission was established to study, inspect and examine all matters concerning the welfare of young men enlisted in the Reserve during their six months' period of military training, and to advise the President, the Secretary of Defense and the Congress regarding the welfare of such trainees. Presiding at his first meeting as Chairman of the group in November 29, General Sarnoff said: "An effective Citizen Reserve is essential to our national defense and security. The public has expressed its will on this subject through its representatives in Congress who have translated this will into the law of the land which sets forth a specific program. The job now is to put that program into action and to make it work effectively. This is a big job and it has barely got- ten started: for the Reserve Forces Act has been law only since August 9, 1955 . . . All Americans have the obli- gation, the privilege and the opportunity to help in this vital national effort." RADIO AGE 5