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Kollsman Instrument Company

1928-present

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"Kollsman, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of avionics and electro-optic systems supplying to commercial and military markets as well as a medical instruments systems contractor."
Kollsman was founded by Paul Kollsman an aeronautical engineer who invented the world's first accurate barometric altimeter, which revolutionized aviation safety and technology.
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  • Brooklyn
For information on its founder, Paul Kollman, see "PAUL KOLLSMAN, 82, AVIATION ENGINEER By WALTER H. WAGGONER,
Published: September 29, 1982," New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/1982/09/29/obituaries/paul-kollsman-82-aviation-engineer.html (accessed 02/06/2015)
For information on this company, see "Company Overview," Kollsman, Inc., http://www.kollsman.com/company/index.asp (accessed 02/06/2015)

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