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In the fall of 1942, Major General Leslie R. Groves, representing the War Department, went to du Pont with the request that the company undertakes a share of a project of great importance in the war effort. This project dealt with the release of atomic energy. At the time, many other nations were working on different projects that could help end th... See more

Du Pont hesitated to accept the proposed responsibility for two reasons: the first was that the company was already so heavily burdened with war work, accepted at the urgent request of the armed services, the second was that du Pont is a chemical company, and while it has done considerable pioneering work, it has always been in the general field of... See more

7202 sq ft urban mansion for sale in Louisville, Kentucky Formerly owned by the DuPont family, the property also features a guest house, a carriage house with a library and small backyard pool On the market 6 days Listed at $850k Per ... See more

Sa seule famille, sa patrie véritable, elles étaient définies par des intérêts communs, un esprit nourri de cynisme, une ambition sans scrupules et sans grandeur. On y connaissait quelques fidélités surprenantes dans l'amitié, comme il s'en trouve toujours parmi les sociétés en marge de la loi, mais la plupart du temps, la rivalité et la haine déch

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The Nation obtained internal company records showing that in the face of potential criminal charges the Kochs had launched an emergency strategy aimed at buying political leverage. In Oklahoma, where the grand jury was meeting, they made donations to key politicians, including Senator Nickles. Around the same time, Nickles recommended the appointme

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John J. Raskob was Pierre Du Pont's mentor and guide in matters of finance, as Charles Kettering came to be in technology-both very good in their fields but with flaws that would endanger the survival of General Motors. With great foresight into the future of the automobile business, Raskob wrote down several good reasons for the Du Pont company to

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According to Ivar, by 1932 he had 225 subsidiaries. He had operations in every civilized country except Russia, and he manufactured three-quarters of the world’s matches. Ivar had secured match monopolies in twenty-four countries. During seven years, he had loaned almost 300 million dollars to European governments. Ivar’s loans had helped borrower

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The Empire had begun life as a fast-freight forwarder, just one of the many companies that Scott and Thomson had created to pick the meatier bones left on the Pennsylvania’s table. Its superb chief executive, Col. Joseph Potts, had built it into a major transportation business in its own right, with a particularly strong position in petroleum. Besi

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