On November 21, 2008 international technology firm Rohde & Schwarz celebrated its anniversary in the company’s Technology Center in Munich, Germany. More than 200 guests from around the world attended. The Prime Minister of the State of Bavaria Horst Seehofer delivered a greeting. Additionally, a glance into the high tech world of 2025 was presented by the American physicist and futurologist Michio Kaku. Representatives of the founders’ families and of the Executive Board were also in attendance.Dr. Hermann Schwarz and Dr. Lothar Rohde founded the company in 1933, initially under the name Physikalisch-Technisches Entwicklungslabor Dr. L. Rohde and Dr. H. Schwarz. Today, the electronics group has 7500 employees worldwide. The sons of the two founders–Friedrich Schwarz and Prof. Ulrich L Rohde–looked back over the 75 years of company history. Prof. Rohde noted, “Discussions with my father about various measurement problems were part of my upbringing even at an early age. And his ideas always went a step beyond the ordinary.” View the official announcement online, or take a special R&S 75thanniversary quiz.
Test Instrumentation Firm Rohde & Schwarz Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary
