Sir Angus Tait, KNZM, (born 26 July 1919) is a New Zealand electronics innovator and businessman. Companions Badge of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of chivalry established on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Principal Companion (PCNZM) (formerly Knight or Dame... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The field of electronics is the study and use of systems that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles in devices such as thermionic valves and semiconductors. ... A businessman (sometimes businesswoman, female; or businessperson, gender neutral) is a generic term for a wide range of people engaged in profit-oriented enterprises, generally the management of a company. ...

Angus Tait had a childhood fascination for electronics and left high school to work in a radio store. He served with the Royal Air Force in radar during World War II. The field of electronics is the study and use of systems that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles in devices such as thermionic valves and semiconductors. ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... M*A*S*H , see Corporal Walter (Radar) OReilly. ... Combatants Allies: • Soviet Union, • UK & Commonwealth, • USA, • France/Free France, • China, • Poland, • ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Japan, • Italy, • ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II...

After the war, he designed and built mobile radio equipment, although his first company went into receivership. In 1969, he founded Tait Electronics Ltd., Christchurch, New Zealand, considered a world leader in mobile radio. He has persisted in keeping his manufacturing base in New Zealand, with 95 per cent of production exported to 160 countries. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Situated on the Eastern coast, Christchurch is the principal city of the South Island of New Zealand. ...

He was knighted in 1999, one of the "Bright Future" initiatives of the National Government. Presently, Tait's company employs some 1,000 people. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... ‘Bright Future’ was an innovation policy initiated by the National government in New Zealand in 1999. ... Current National Party logo The New Zealand National Party (sometimes colloquially referred to as the Nats or as Tories) currently forms the second-largest (in terms of seats) political party represented in the New Zealand Parliament, and thus functions as the core of the parliamentary Opposition. ...

External links

• http://www.taitworld.com