Teddy Rosen

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Edward Ezra Rosen (1898 - 6 March 1966) was the founder of Ultra Electronics, one of the United Kingdom's largest electronics manufacturers.

Career

Born the son of Rachel and Samuel Rosen, immigrants from Poland, [1] Teddy was educated at the Jews Free School in London [2] He joined Marconi in the Post Office Wireless Department in 1911. [1] During World War I Teddy joined the Royal Flying Corps where he serviced radios. [1] In 1920 he founded Ultra Electric where he was keen on delivering quality radio sets at a reasonable price. [1] He was Chairman of the Radio Manufacturers' Association [3] and served as Chairman of the Television and Radio Industries Club in 1953/54. [4]

He was still Chairman on Ultra Electric (Holdings) Group in 1961 [5] but resigned shortly after the acquisition of the business by Thorn Electrical Industries in October of that year. [6]

In 1960 he became Chairman of the British Technion Society which supports the Israel Institute of Technology. [7] The Institute awarded him an honorary Doctor of Science in Technology in 1966. [8]

In retirement he was still giving talks on his career. [9]

He died on 6 March 1966, in Hove. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Vintage Technology: Ultra Electric
  2. JFS Alumni
  3. Opening of BBC Television
  4. Television and Radio Industries Club Archived 2010-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
  5. In brief Flight Magazine, 13 January 1961
  6. Graces Guide: Ultra Electric
  7. British Technion Society Archived 2009-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Technion: Honor List
  9. Wireless Manufacturing between the Wars Flight Refuelling Amateur Radio Society, 4 February 2007
  10. National Probate Calendar