1960. The incorporation date was September 27, 1960.
Question 2 ---
The first Teradyne location was above an eating place on Summer Street. What was the name of that eating place?
Joe & Nemo's
Question 3 ---
At what company did Nick Dewolf work for before starting Teradyne?
Transitron. Joe Hendriks, Bill Attridge, Tony Curcuru, Bruce Gaboriault, and probably others also came from Transitron.
Question 4 ---
Early Teradyne products used prime numbers in their names. The J259 was originally the J257. Why did it change away from a prime number?
Kemon changed it, on his own
Question 5 ---
Who was the first “June grad” hired at Teradyne?
Pete Konde. Ron Dallas and Phil Perkins were also hired out of school the same year, but Pete was the first of June grad hired.
Question 6 ---
What was Teradyne’s telephone number before it was 482-2700?
426-6560
Question 7 ---
What was the name of the company that owned the building at 183 Essex Street?
Terafirma. Terafirma, Inc. was a subsidiary corporation formed by and 100% owned by Teradyne, Inc. It was formed solely for the purpose of acquiring the Essex Street building in the late 1960s. The name was the brainchild of Chip Thayer. Terafirma, Inc. was also used to acquire a couple of other properties over the years. including 179 Lincoln Street.
Question 8 ---
What was the original name of the Teradyne division in southern California? Who ran it?
Triangle Systems, run by Jack Salvadore
Question 9 ---
John Turner, Graham Miller, Russel Ashdown, and others joined Teradyne as a result of Teradyne acquiring a British company. What was the name of that company?
Mark Instruments. Mark Instruments made high accuracy capacitance bridges.
Question 10 ---
In what year did Teradyne go public?
The first public sale of shares occurred on the OTC (over the counter market) on April 4, 1970, at the initial price of $25 per share.
