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It is a unitary parliamentary republic, has 10.5 million inhabitants and the capital and largest city is Prague, with over 1.2 million residents. The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004; it is a member of the United Nations, the OECD , the OSCE , and the Council of Europe .
Ampex 601 playing a recording of "Les Paul's New Sound, Vol. II". Made in Redwood City, California, c. 1956. Internals of Ampex Fine Line F-44, a 3-head Ampex home-use audio tape recorder, c. 1965 AMPEX model 300 half-inch three-track recorder AMPEX 440 (2tr, 4tr) & 16-track MM 1000
The Petschek family founded various international mining and chemical enterprises in Prague, [6] Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic).Their concern controlled also 30% of the German and, in total, almost 50% of the European brown coal mining industry in the years after World War I. [7]
Daniel Křetínský (Czech: [ˈdanɪjɛl ˈkr̝ɛtiːnskiː]; born 9 July 1975) [1] is a Czech billionaire businessman and lawyer, who is the chief executive officer (CEO) and 94% owner of Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH), co-owner and president of football club Sparta Prague, and director and major shareholder of English football club West Ham United.
PPF Group is an international diversified investment group founded in 1991 in the Czech Republic. PPF Group invests in a variety of sectors, including banking and financial services, telecommunications, media, biotechnology, real estate and industry. The geographical reach of PPF Group spans Europe, North America and Asia.
1345 – University of Prague founded. [5] 1347 - The black death killed millions. 1347 – 2 September: Coronation of Charles IV as King of Bohemia; Prague becomes capital of the Holy Roman Empire. [1] 1348 – New Town founded outside Prague city walls. [6] 1354 - Public clock installed (approximate date). [7] 1363 – St. Wenceslas Chapel built
It was founded in 1472. The Raeapteek in the center of Tallinn city, Estonia is one of the oldest continuously running pharmacies in Europe, having always been in business in the same exact house since the early 15th century. It is also the oldest commercial enterprise and the oldest medical establishment in Tallinn.
In 1961, Laurence (Larry) Spitters founded Memorex Corporation in Santa Clara, California, along with three engineers from Ampex (Arnold T. Challman, Donald F. Eldridge, W. Lawrence Noon) in order to enter the precision magnetic tape market. Memorex was the first company to manufacture chromium dioxide cassettes in substantial volume.