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SUMMARY:The Pye Story: The history of one of Cambridge’s iconic technolo
 gy companies. - Dr. Bob Bates\, The Pye Foundation
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CONTACT:John Cook
DESCRIPTION:Pye can be considered as one of the founding companies of the 
 Cambridge Phenomenon. This is the story of how Pye grew from a start-up in
  a garden shed in Cambridge in 1896 until it became one of the leading UK 
 technology companies. At its peak in 1966 it had more than 60 companies\, 
 over 20 overseas companies employing 30\,000 staff worldwide with 7\,000 e
 mployees based in the Cambridge area. The story will describe some of the 
 key people who drove the company and give an overview of the innovative te
 chnologies and products that the company produced. Finally\, the fall of t
 he company and how it was taken over will be presented.
LOCATION:Location: With luck\, Wolfson Lecture Theatre\, Churchill College
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