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September 19, 1966 Electronics
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Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics.
See articles from Electronics,
published 1930 - 1988. All copyrights hereby acknowledged.
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When I saw this advertisement
for Monsanto Electronic Instruments in a 1966 issue of Electronics magazine,
I wondered whether it was the same company that makes the controversial
Roundup™ weed
killer. The Wikipedia entry discusses only the chemical company - which incidentally
also manufactured Agent Orange during the Vietnam War). Before doing a Web search
on it, I asked AI: "Does Monsanto Electronic Instruments from the 1960s and 1970s
share any company lineage with the Monsanto Chemical Company that makes Roundup?"
It responded: "No, the two companies share a name but no corporate lineage. Monsanto
Electronic Instruments was a subsidiary of the Monsanto Chemical Company from 1969
until 1979, when it was sold to American Solid State..." To that, I replied: "Wait,
that sounds like it does share lineage." To which it responded: "You're right to
catch that. I should have been more precise. The two did share a direct corporate
lineage during that decade when the electronic instruments division was a subsidiary
of the Monsanto Chemical Company." Folks, we are royally hosed if AI is allowed
to play the role in our lives that "experts" predict. It is consistently too stupid
to recognize its own contradictions and errors.
Monsanto Electronic Instruments
 That's why airplanes fly better and why
electronic instruments are more versatile than ever.
The Men from Monsanto developed a hydraulic fluid that's never burned in flight.
It is the reliable lifeblood of a modern jet's hydraulic system. So good, it's specified
by all of the world's major airlines.
Last year this scientific, technically oriented company introduced 43 basic new
products. And Monsanto scientists secured a new patent every day of the year! That's
an example of the capabilities that have helped Monsanto grow six-fold in the past
15 years. Through a broad mix of over 1000 products, Monsanto serves 50 industries.
Monsanto's innovative efforts now stand behind a growing family of quality electronic
instruments. These test and measurement instruments feature advanced microcircuitry.
They are ready to help solve your problems today. Monsanto, Electronics Technical
Center, 620 Passaic Avenue, West Caldwell, New Jersey 07006.
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