EG&G
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| Type | Organization |
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| On the Timeline | 2 events, 2005–2023 |
EG&G (Edgerton, Germeshausen and Grier) was an American defence contractor founded by MIT scientists, best known for instrumenting U.S. nuclear tests and for running the "Janet" flights that carry workers to secret government sites in Nevada, including Area 51.[1]
Founders
MIT professor Harold Edgerton, a pioneer of high-speed photography, started a small consulting business in 1931 with his graduate student Kenneth Germeshausen; Herbert Grier joined in 1934 and Bernard O'Keefe later became the fourth partner. The company was incorporated as Edgerton, Germeshausen and Grier, Inc. in 1947.[1][2]
Nuclear testing
The founders' high-speed cameras recorded Manhattan Project implosion tests in 1945, and their expertise in precisely timed electrical pulses contributed to nuclear weapon firing systems. In the 1950s and 1960s EG&G was a prime contractor to the Atomic Energy Commission and later the Department of Energy, helping to manage and operate the Nevada Test Site. It also made sensors, night-vision equipment and other instruments.[1]
Janet and Area 51
EG&G's Special Projects division ran the "Janet" terminal at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, from which aircraft carry employees to remote government sites in Nevada and California. Area 51 appears among its clients, and the company supported Lockheed's Skunk Works in developing stealth technology in the 1980s. In 2000 a joint venture with Raytheon formed JT3, which supported an Air Force range contract.[1][3]
Later history
EG&G bought PerkinElmer's analytical instruments business in 1999 and took the PerkinElmer name for that business. Its defence and services arm was bought by URS Corporation in 2002, which retired the EG&G brand in 2010. URS was acquired by AECOM in 2014, and the business later became part of Amentum.[1]
On the UAP Timeline
- EG&G Special Projects manager meeting (2005) (5 December 2005) — A former Nevada Test Site manager tells Vallée, Puthoff and Davis about secret work.
- Alfred O'Donnell's Area 51 saucer story (28 February 2023) — George Knapp says a former Area 51 contractor manager told him of a recovered saucer.
References
- EG&G — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- "EG&G the Company", Edgerton Digital Collections · edgerton-digital-collections.org · archived copy
- "Janet", Dreamland Resort · dreamlandresort.com · archived copy
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