TRW Incorporated was an American corporation involved in a number of businesses, mostly defense-related, but including automotive supply and credit reporting. On December 12, 2002, Northrop Grumman acquired the defense business, and TRW Automotive, formerly LucasVarity, became a separate company, soon afterwards acquired by The Blackstone Group. Goodrich Corporation acquired TRW's Lucas Aerospace group. The credit reporting business, which was spun off in 1996, is now called Experian. TRW logo, claiming fair use This work is copyrighted. ... It has been suggested that Incorporation (business) be merged into this article or section. ... A credit report summarizes historical financial information collected to determine an individuals or an entitys credit worthiness; that is, the means and willingness to repay an indebtedness. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... The Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is an aerospace and defense conglomerate that is the result of a 1994 merger between Northrop and Grumman. ... LucasVarity plc was a UK motor parts manufacturer, created by a merger of Lucas Industries plc and the North American Group Varity Corporation in August 1996. ... The Blackstone Group is a private investment and advisory firm founded in 1985 by Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman. ... The Goodrich Corporation (formerly the B.F. Goodrich Company) NYSE: GR, based in Charlotte is an American aerospace manufacturing company. ... A Credit reference agency (credit reporting agency in the USA) is an organisation that collects and collates personal financial data on individuals, from financial institutions with which they have a relationship. ... Experian is a business information company. ...

History

The remotest origin of the company was in the Cleveland Cap Screw Company founded in 1901, which eventually became Thompson Products. The 1958 merger of Thompson with the Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation was named Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc., then shortened to TRW Inc. in 1965. 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

TRW Inc. was active in the early development of missile systems and spacecraft, most notably the NASA deep space satellites Pioneer 10 and 11 which sent information back to Earth for 30 years and continue to travel to the stars. TRW Inc. also pioneered systems engineering. NASA logo Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2005-09-01, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... Pioneer 10 in the final stage of construction Launch of Pioneer 10 Pioneer 10 (also called Pioneer F) was the first spacecraft to travel through the asteroid belt, and was the first spacecraft to make direct observations of Jupiter. ... Pioneer 11 at Saturn (artists impression) Pioneer 11 was the second mission to investigate Jupiter and the outer solar system and the first to explore the planet Saturn and its main rings. ...

TRW was one of the first companies to build automobile safety air bags in the 1980s, but problems with the bags forced a recall by Ford Motor in 1990 and 1991. It also ran into asbestos problems, having used the material in the 1970s as brake liners. An airbag is a flexible membrane or envelope, inflatable to contain air or some other gas. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... 2002 Ford Fiesta in the UK. The Ford Motor Company (sometimes nicknamed Fords or FoMoCo, (NYSE: F) is an automobile maker founded by Henry Ford in Detroit, Michigan, and incorporated on June 16, 1903. ... This article is about the year. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fibrous asbestos on muscovite Asbestos Asbestos Asbestos (a misapplication of Latin: asbestos quicklime from Greek ἄσβεστος: a-, not; sbestos, extinguishable) describes any of a group of fibrous metamorphic minerals of the hydrous magnesium silicate variety. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... A brake is a device for slowing or stopping the motion of a machine, and to keep it from starting to move. ...

The 1999 acquisition of the British aerospace and automotive parts maker LucasVarity doubled the size of TRW's automotive business, but saddled it with so much debt that it had to start selling businesses. The board brought in David Cote as CEO in 2001 to try to turn the business around, but he left in less than a year. In February 2002 Northrop Grumman launched a $5.9 billion hostile bid for TRW. A bidding war between Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems and General Dynamics ended on July 1 2002 when Northrop's increased bid of $7.8bn (£5.1bn) was accepted. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... LucasVarity plc was a UK motor parts manufacturer, created by a merger of Lucas Industries plc and the North American Group Varity Corporation in August 1996. ... David M. Cote is chairman and CEO of Honeywell. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Systems plc is the worlds fourth largest defence contractor and a commercial aerospace products manufacturer. ... General Dynamics NYSE: GD is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2005 it is the sixth largest defense contractor in the world [2]. The company has changed markedly in the post-Cold War era of defense consolidation. ...

Controversies and Litigation

From 1974 to 1977, TRW employee Christopher John Boyce sold spy satellite secrets to the Soviet Union via the Soviet embassy in Mexico City. The story of Boyce and his accomplice, Andrew Daulton Lee, was told in the best-selling Robert Lindsey book The Falcon and the Snowman and served as basis for the 1985 film of the same title. The book and film include stories of the lax security in place at TRW's Black Vault. Some of these included the repeated consumption of liquor and drugs while inside the vault as well as lack of proper attention to classified material handling, storage and destruction procedures. Christopher John Boyce (1953-) is an American convicted armed robber and Soviet spy. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the name of a megacity located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus (altiplano) in the South of Mexico, about 2,240 meters (7,349 feet) above sea-level, surrounded on most sides... Andrew Daulton Lee (1952- ) a United States citizen and Los Angeles native, was portrayed by actor Sean Penn in director John Schlesingers 1985 movie The Falcon and the Snowman based on the novel by Robert Lindsey. ... The Falcon and the Snowman is a 1985 film about the American walk-in spies and convicted traitors, starring Timothy Hutton as Christopher Boyce and Sean Penn as Andrew Daulton Lee who became agents for the Soviet Union out of angry disillusionment at American foreign policy for Boyce and personal... This article is about the year. ...

Workers at TRW's plant in Mount Vernon, Ohio, allege that unsafe use of metalworking fluids has led to over 100 instances of severe respiratory disease since 2001. Mount Vernon is a city located in Knox County, Ohio. ...

References

• Davis Dyer, TRW: Pioneering Technology and Innovations since 1900 (Winthrop Library, 1998)

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External links

• TRW website
• Washington Post writeup
• Workers Urge TRW To Clean Up Plant