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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Robert_Swanson_(inventor)Robert Swanson (inventor) - Wikipedia

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   Robert Swanson (1905–1994) was a Canadian researcher and developer, and is credited with the invention of the first five and six-chime air horns for use on locomotives. Swanson had worked as the chief engineer of a company called Victoria Lumber Manufacturing in the 1920s, when he developed a hobby for making steam whistles for locomotives.

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3. www.imdb.com › name › nm0841858Robert E. Swanson - IMDb

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   Robert E. Swanson is known for Murder, She Wrote (1984), Starsky and Hutch (1975) and Hotel (1983).

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4. palmbeachcivic.org › all-members › robert-e-swansonRobert E. Swanson - Palm Beach Civic Association

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   Robert E. Swanson. Director. Mr. Swanson is the chairman and CEO of Ridgewood Energy. He founded the firm in 1982 with an innovative approach of capitalizing US oil and gas exploration through private equity fund capital.

5. www.gene.com › about-us › leadershipOur Founders - Genentech

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   Dec 6, 1999 · Genentech was founded more than 40 years ago, in 1976, by the late venture capitalist Robert A. Swanson and the biochemist Dr. Herbert W. Boyer. In the early 1970s, Boyer and geneticist Stanley Cohen pioneered a new scientific field called recombinant DNA technology.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Robert_ARobert A. Swanson - Wikipedia

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   Robert "Bob" Swanson (1947–1999) was an American venture capitalist who co-founded Genentech in 1976 with Herbert Boyer. Genentech is one of the leading biotechnology companies in the world. He was CEO of Genentech from 1976 to 1990, and chairman from 1990 to 1996.

7. www.vvmf.org › Wall-of-Faces › 50714THE WALL OF FACES - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

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   I'm proud of our Vietnam Veterans. Private First Class Robert Edwin Swanson, Served with Company M, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, Third Marine Amphibious Force. POSTED ON 10.26.2013.

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   Who is Robert Swanson?

   • In 1976, the venture capitalist, Robert Swanson, left his position at Kleiner Perkins to become a co-founder of Genentech with Dr. Herbert Boyer, a prominent molecular biologist from the University of California.

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   What did Robert Swanson invent?

   • Robert Swanson (1905–1994) was a Canadian researcher and developer, and is credited with the invention of the first five and six-chime air horns for use on locomotives. Swanson had worked as the chief engineer of a company called Victoria Lumber Manufacturing in the 1920s, when he developed a hobby for making steam whistles for locomotives.

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   What happened to Robert Swanson?

   • Swanson, a financial wizard with a chemistry degree who left Genentech in 1996, died Monday of brain cancer at his home in Hillsborough, a San Francisco suburb. He was 52. Swanson obituary--An obituary on Robert A. Swanson, the co-founder of Genentech Inc., in Wednesday’s Times gave an incorrect address for memorial contributions.

   Robert A. Swanson; Biotech Pioneer, Financial Wizard Co-Founded

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   Who was John Swanson?

   • Swanson was a qualified locomotive engineer, stationary engineer, professional mechanical engineer as well as chief inspector for the BC provincial department of railways.

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9. abcbookworld.com › writer › swanson-robert-eSwanson Robert E. - ABC BookWorld

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   Millions have heard the ten horns atop the Pan Pacific Hotel at Canada Place that blare the first four notes of O Canada every day at 115 Decibels, but few know the patriotic bleat was designed and built by B.C.'s bestselling poet, Robert Swanson.