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Foundation of Texas Instruments

5/16/1930
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On May 16, 1930 John Clarence Karcher and Eugene McDermott founded Geophysical Service in Newark, New Jersey. This was the origin of Texas Instruments, which would become a key producer of integrated circuits and other electronic components. Geophysical Service was the first independent contractor specializing in the reflection seismograph method of exploration of oil fields in Texas.

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