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Retro Electro bonus fact: Whether you believe it or not, the Modicon 184 is still used in factories around the world today. (If you’re reading this magazine, you probably believe it.)
Bedford Associates In the early 1980s, Bedford
Over the decades, he and his wife took in and adopted as many as forty foster children and orphans. He spent much of his later years investing in new technology as an ‘angel investor.’ The fourth Industrial Revolution In the 20th century, many improvements were made to the PLC concept, including human- machine interfaces (HMIs) and computer interfaces. However, when PLCs were connected to the Internet, they initiated the fourth industrial revolution that we are living in today. People speculate that edge AI and machine learning are bringing us to the brink of the fifth industrial revolution right now.
“Progress is only made down the road and the road has bumps in it. Without those bumps you’re not making progress. Don’t be afraid of bumps. Don’t try to make a smooth road and then go. Go first.” - Dick Morley”
Associates partnered with Tandem Computers on a airline reservation system called SPAR. In 1987, British Airways purchased the company for $23M. Dick Morley Dick Morley continued to work in the industry, teaching courses, writing books, and developing groundbreaking new theories on measurement. He received over a dozen prestigious awards, including being a member of the ‘Measurement, Control, and Automation Hall of Fame’ and ‘The Control System Integrators Association Lifetime Achievement Award.’
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