TV Dinner History

See history of Swanson TV Dinners.

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Remembering Bell Labs

We thought this was a very good book idea about the history of Bell Labs, and glad Dr. Narain Gehani wrote it:

Bell Labs: Life in the Crown Jewel, chronicles Narain Gehani's twenty three years at Bell Laboratories. It is a welcome and needed addition to telephone history. Gehani started work in 1978, when the Labs was fully subsidized and owned by AT&T. He left in 2001, after the Lab switched parent companies, split apart many times, and researchers reduced two-thirds.

AT&T's telephone monopoly generously funded Bell Labs from its 1925 creation until the Bell System's 1984 divestiture. Each customer's bill sent something to the Labs; slightly higher rates subsidizing research and development. This excellent arrangement lasted nearly sixty years, Bell Labs contributing mightily to building the world's best telephone system.

Top 19 Stories of 2009

Here are our Top 19 stories so far this year. More people are concerned with the ugliness of the new Kraft logo than anything else:

1. Don't Like the New Kraft Logo. Bring Back General Foods
   
2. Bring back Morton Honey Buns
   
3. BrandlandUSA's 100 Brands to Bring Back
   
4. Guide to Retro Style Campers
   
5. Beaming for Serro Scott Trailers
6. Bunny Tomerlin Sure Knows Her Brand Names
   
7. Radio Clyde 261 on Randy Jackson's Shirt
   
8. Bring Back Carroll Reed
   
9. History of the Old Dutch Cleanser Girl
   
10. The Surviving Downtown Department Stores
    
11. Pfizer and its Hai Karate Brand
12. Waterford Sold after Bankruptcy
    
13. We Rather Like Remastered Casey Kasem
    
14. Top World Pickle Brands from I Love Pickles
    
15. History of Wonka Candy
    
16. Goodbye to Postum Drink
    
17. Unions the Problem at CSX Resort
    
18. Goodbye Drake's Cakes?
    
19. Barton's Candy History