Varian Associates

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Name (Latin)
Varian Associates
Other forms of name
Varian Associates, Palo Alto, Calif
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Other Identifiers

VIAF: 168359151
Wikidata: Q7915753
Library of congress: n 80113119
Sources of Information
  • Varian WWW site, viewed June 25, 2024About Varian page (press release March 31, 1999: Varian Associates, Inc., today said that it will complete its reorganization into three independent, public companies at the end of this week, with the April 2 distribution of shares in its instruments and semiconductor equipment spin offs (Varian, Inc. and Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.) to shareholders of record March 24, 1999; Varian Associates will take the name Varian Medical Systems, Inc.) History page (Varian Associates founded in 1948)

Wikipedia description:

Varian Associates was one of the first high-tech companies in Silicon Valley. It was founded in 1948 by Russell H. and Sigurd F. Varian, William Webster Hansen, and Edward Ginzton to sell the klystron, the first vacuum tube which could amplify electromagnetic waves at microwave frequencies, and other electromagnetic equipment. Varian Associates split into three companies in 1999: Varian Medical Systems, Varian, Inc. and Varian Semiconductor.

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