In the 1940's, Howard Hughes created a R&D facility in Culver City, California; by the early 1960's, it had been moved to Malibu, California. Through a series of business transactions, it was brought under the ownership of Boeing, Raytheon, and General Motors, its LLC partners.(For more detail, please see Hughes Aircraft.) It receives funding from its LLC partners, US defense contracts, and other commercial customers. For the Welsh murderer, see Howard Hughes (murderer). ... The phrase research and development (also R and D or R&D) has a special commercial significance apart from its conventional coupling of research and technological development. ... Culver City sign near the intersection of the 405 and the 90. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Location of Malibu in California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1991-03-28 [2] Government  - Mayor Ken Kearsley [1] Area  - City  100. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA, TYO: 7661 ) is an aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. ... Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is a major United States military contractor based in Waltham, Massachusetts. ... General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM), also known as GM, is an American automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Vauxhall. ... Hughes logo adopted after his death Hughes developed the AIM-120 AMRAAM, one of the worlds most advanced air-to-air missiles Hughes Aircraft Company was a major defense/aerospace company founded by Howard Hughes. ...

Hughes Research Laboratories focuses on advanced developments in microelectronics, information & systems sciences, materials, sensors, and photonics; their workspace spans from basic research to product delivery. It has particularly emphasized capabilities in high performance integrated circuits, high power lasers, antennas, networking, and smart materials. Microelectronics is a subfield of electronics. ... The Ancient Library of Alexandria, an early form of information storage and retrieval. ... Systems science is the science of complex systems. ... A sensor is a technological device or biological organ that detects, or senses, a signal or physical condition. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... An integrated circuit (IC) is a thin chip consisting of at least two interconnected semiconductor devices, mainly transistors, as well as passive components like resistors. ... For alternative meanings see laser (disambiguation). ... In biology, antenna (plural: antennae) refers to the sensing organs of several arthropods. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Smart materials are materials that have one or more properties that can be significantly altered in a controlled fashion by external stimuli, such as stress, temperature, moisture, pH, electric or magnetic fields. ...

The first laser was made at Hughes Research Laboratories by Theodore Maiman in 1960. Experiment with a laser (likely an argon type) (US Military) In physics, a laser is a device that emits light through a specific mechanism for which the term laser is an acronym: light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. ... Theodore Maiman. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...

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• Hughes Research Laboratories, LLC