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Robert Bosch GmbH (/ b ɒ ʃ /; German: ⓘ), commonly known as Bosch (styled BOSCH), is a German multinational engineering and technology company headquartered in Gerlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The company was founded by Robert Bosch in Stuttgart in 1886. [2] Bosch is 94% owned by the Robert Bosch Stiftung, a charitable institution. [3]
On 24 May 1884, Bosch sailed for the United States, becoming an engineer under Thomas Edison and Sigmund Bergmann in New York. On 13 May 1885, Bosch sailed for London, where he found employment with Siemens Brothers. On 15 November 1886, he opened his own "Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering" in Stuttgart.
Bosch (company), full name Robert Bosch GmbH, a German engineering and technology company Bosch (home appliance brand) , a brand of BSH Hausgeräte , a joint venture between Bosch and Siemens Bosch Brewing Company , a small beer brewery founded by Joseph Bosch in Michigan, USA
Carl Bosch (German pronunciation: [kaʁl ˈbɔʃ] ⓘ; 27 August 1874 – 26 April 1940) was a German chemist and engineer and Nobel Laureate in Chemistry. [2] He was a pioneer in the field of high-pressure industrial chemistry and founder of IG Farben , at one point the world's largest chemical company.
BSH Hausgeräte GmbH (formerly Bosch-Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH – BSHG) was founded in 1967 as a joint venture between Robert Bosch in Stuttgart and Siemens Munich. At that time, BSH maintained factories in Berlin, Giengen, and Traunreut, Germany.
Founded in 1924 in Berlin as "Ideal," [4] the company was acquired by Robert Bosch AG in 1933. [5] In 1938 it changed its name to "Blaupunkt", German for "blue point" or "blue dot", after the blue dot painted onto its headphones that had passed quality control. After World War II, Blaupunkt moved its headquarters and production to Hildesheim.
People found many ways to use the rotary tools. In the 1940s, the United States Department of Defense reportedly used Dremel rotary tools in developing the first atomic bomb. [ 4 ] Doctors in the military used the tools in dermal abrasion , to reduce scar tissue from battle wounds.
Under the leadership of Carl Bosch, BASF founded IG Farben with Hoechst, Bayer, and three other companies, thus losing its independence. BASF was the nominal survivor, as all shares were exchanged for BASF shares before the merger.