the 2012 trivial drivel thread

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User i never ignore you! what is TRW? i'm drawing a blank. [/b]

It doesn't exist anymore...it was acquired by Northrop Grumman.

TRW Inc. was an American corporation involved in a variety of businesses, mainly aerospace, automotive, and credit reporting. TRW Inc. was active in the development of missile systems and spacecraft, notably the early development of the U.S. ICBM program under the leadership of the Teapot Committee led by John von Neumann. TRW pioneered systems engineering, and created the ubiquitous N2 chart and the modern functional flow block diagram. They served as the primary source of systems engineering for the United States Air Force ballistic missile programs.


Thanks for asking. I like thinking about my dad. The TRW name originally was initials for some of the founders although my dad said people that he worked with called it Tiger Ready Willing (this was pre-Tiger Woods--talk about foresight).

Funny, I just googled Tiger Ready Willing and TRW and apparently there was a team called Tiger Team that was assembled to carry out some department of defense mandate. My dad's boss's name is in there so I guess that's why they called it that. Learn something new everyday.

I'm sure glad I'm posting this in the boring, drivel thread.