Lenkurt Electric Company
Lenkurt Electric Company was a microwave and telecommunications company established by Lennart Erickson and Kurt Appert in 1944. In the first year they were based in San Francisco with 10 employees, but this grew to around 75 by 1947 when they moved to San Carlos, California.[1] The company published a monthly monograph for customers titled Lenkurt Demodulator that served as both educational and promotional material. In 1959 the company merged with General Telephone and Electronics Company.[1]
Kurt Appert collaborated with Arthur Norberg in an oral history project. He published Electrical Engineering and the Lenkurt Electric Company: Oral History Transcript in 1974. Appert provided his own biographical information.
- Kurt E. Appert: Electrical Engineering and the Lenkurt Electric Company
- Electrical Engineering and the Lenkurt Electric Company: Oral History Transcript 1974
Unbuilt factory[]
In 1955 they engaged Frank Lloyd Wright, assisted by Aaron Green to build them new premises in San Carlos. However, the building was never built as Lenkurt were bought out by GTE.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Appert, Kurt E.; Norberg, Art (1974). Electrical engineering and the Lenkurt Electric Company : oral history transcript, 1974. Berkeley: University of California. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Aaron Green Associates - Frank Lloyd Wright Project: Lenkurt Electric Company". www.agaarchitects.com. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- American companies established in 1944
- 1944 establishments in California
- Telecommunications companies established in 1944
- Manufacturing companies established in 1944