1940’s

After breaking ground in 1942, the labs focused on bringing high technology to the U.S. Military in World War II. Phosphors for the first cathode ray tube (CRT) radar screens were developed here, as well as video-guided missiles, navigation systems, infrared cameras and microwave communications. Radio frequency heating revolutionized methods for medicinal manufacturing, beginning with penicillin. The image orthicon “Immy™” camera tube transformed an entire industry — so much so that the Emmy® Award was named for it.