323: Ball Brothers

Amy looks into how companies change over time. Start making glass jars, segue into making aerospace technology, and end up only doing metal fabrication. We look at a few other companies too!

Show Notes:

Ball historical timeline: https://www.ball.com/our-company/our-story/history-timeline

Wikipedia on Ball Corp: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_Corporation

CPR News 2024, Ball Corp sells aerospace division: https://www.cpr.org/2024/02/16/ball-corp-sells-aerospace-division/

HiRISE camera: https://www.ball.com/newswire/article/123308/ball-aerospace-hirise-camera-returns-stunning-images-from-mars

Deep Impact: https://deepimpact.astro.umd.edu/tech/instruments.html

Ball Aerospace and Hubble: https://www.ball.com/newswire/article/123389/ball-aerospace-hubble-space-telescope-science-instruments-shine-a-light-on-the-universes

Dating a Ball jar: https://www.frenchcreekfarmhouse.com/2018/03/how-to-date-ball-mason-jar.html

Mason Jars a history: https://masonjars.com/history-of-ball-jars-html/comment-page-1/

Journey Indiana Youtube, Ball Family Legacy : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG1z0D_JJzk

Tiktok youthpastorryan talking companies behaving badly: https://www.tiktok.com/@youthpastorryan/video/7305919108434971947?lang=en

Wikipedia r-Gator: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-Gator

Honeywell flight control autopilot: https://aerospace.honeywell.com/us/en/products-and-services/product/hardware-and-systems/cockpit-systems-and-displays/flight-controls-and-autopilots

GE hydro power: https://www.gevernova.com/hydropower/

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