General Radio Company
1915-present
General Radio Company or GENRAD was an early manufacturer of electronic tools and instruments. The company was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1915.
The company had several buildings over the years in Cambridge, MA, in the block closed by Massachusetts Ave, Windsor St. and State St.
In 2001, the company was acquired by Teradyne, which has kept the GENRAD brand on some of its products.
The company had several buildings over the years in Cambridge, MA, in the block closed by Massachusetts Ave, Windsor St. and State St.
In 2001, the company was acquired by Teradyne, which has kept the GENRAD brand on some of its products.
A profile and history of the company is available "GenRad, Inc. History," Fundinguniverse, http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/GenRad-Inc-Company-History.html (accessed 10/03/2014)
See also the history written by its chairman and published by the company: Arthur E. Thiessen , A History of the General Radio Company (Cambridge, General Radio Co. 1965). It is available online http://www.teradyne.com/corp/grhs/pdf/ThiessenHist.pdf (accessed 10/03/2014)
For more information, see the timeline on the successor company "Teradyne: Testing The Future For Over Fifty Years," Teradyne, http://www.teradyne.com/corp/grhs/ (accessed 10/03/2014)