Bunker Ramo Corporation was founded by George M. Bunker and Simon Ramo

Simon Ramo

Simon "Si" Ramo is an American physicist, engineer, and business leader. He led development of microwave and missile technology and is sometimes known as the father of the intercontinental ballistic missile...

 in 1964, jointly owned by Martin-Marietta and Thompson Ramo Wooldridge TRW

TRW

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 . The resulting company, Bunker-Ramo, was based in Trumbull, Connecticut

Trumbull, Connecticut

Trumbull, a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut in the New England region of the United States, is bordered by the towns of Monroe, Shelton, Stratford, Bridgeport, Fairfield and Easton along Connecticut's Gold Coast. The population was 36,018 according to the 2010 census.Family Circle magazine...

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It became a manufacturer of military electronics devices and digital computers including the BR-133 aka AN/UYK-3. It was a supplier of video display terminals to the financial industry. In 1967 the Amphenol

Amphenol

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 corporation (a manufacturer of electrical connectors) merged with Bunker Ramo.

In February, 1971, the firm unveiled the first version of the National Association of Securities Dealers' Automated Quotations system, NASDAQ

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In 1981 it was purchased by Allied Corporation, later Allied Signal. It is now part of the Honeywell

Honeywell

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