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It's really hilarious that the founder of DEC married a girl from Finland whose last name was Valve [1][2]. Also, the linked article states: Before enrolling
by unwind 2y ago
It's really hilarious that the founder of DEC married a girl from Finland whose last name was Valve [1][2].
Also, the linked article states:
Before enrolling in graduate school, Olsen took a summer off and traveled to Finland. His parents’ neighbor had had a Finnish girl, Eeva-Liisa Aulikki, who was a visiting student, stay with them. Olsen liked her and he failed in his initial pursuit. Yet, Olsen was a determined man. He got a job at a ball bearing factory in Goteberg.
This is just ... strangely done. The ball bearing factory was SKF's [3] in Gothenburg Sweden. Finnish girls come from Finland typically, so this part is just strange and glitchy.
[1]: https://hightechhistory.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/aulikki-olsen-wife-of-dec-co-founder-ken-olsen-dies-at-84/ https://hightechhistory.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/aulikki-ols...
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_tube https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_tube
[3]: https://www.skf.com/group https://www.skf.com/group
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- allturtles 2y ago> This is just ... strangely done. The ball bearing factory was SKF's [3] in Gothenburg Sweden. Finnish girls come from Finland typically, so this part is just strange and glitchy. Well it's a lot closer to visit Finland when you are already in Sweden than from the U.S. This was probably circa 1950 or earlier, so cheap jet travel didn't exist yet. Maybe they met up in Stockholm on weekends.
- rbanffy 2y agoThe very Finish girl I met was in São Paulo on a yearly ball by the Hungarian culture association. Sadly, for me, she was into my older cousin.
- cafard 2y agoYes, well, the article describes the Navy moving Olsen from Great Lakes Naval Training Station to Chicago. Great Lakes Naval Training Station is and, as far as I know, always has been in Chicago. The non-computer stuff maybe didn't get the same level of care.