Boeing v. Yoyodyne (was Re: "Togetherness" )

[Dave Monroe]

Well, I did a little research on gyroscopes, hope
these actually call up the posts I've dug up here. 
Some suggestive possible other connections here ...

http://waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0103&msg=53753

http://waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0103&msg=54033

Riesman, Sperry ... and on Chiclitz ...

http://waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0103&msg=53752

But on Boeing, here's yr official history ...

In 1903, two events launched the history of modern
aviation. The Wright brothers made their first flight
at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, and William Boeing,
born Oct. 1, 1881, in Detroit, Michigan, left Yale
engineering college for the West Coast.

After making his fortune trading forest lands around
Grays Harbor, Washington, Boeing moved to Seattle in
1908 and, two years later, went to Los Angeles for the
first American air meet. Boeing tried to get a ride in
one of the airplanes, but not one of the dozen
aviators participating in the event would oblige.
Boeing came back to Seattle disappointed, but
determined to learn more about this new science of
aviation....

http://www.boeing.com/history/boeing/

William E. Boeing 
1881-1956

Company Founder and Owner, President, Chairman of the
Board — 1916-1934
 
William E. Boeing left Yale University in 1903 to take
advantage of opportunities in the risky and cyclical,
but financially rewarding, Northwest timber industry.
That experience would serve him well in aviation. 

Under his guidance, a tiny airplane manufacturing
company grew into a huge corporation of related
industries. When post-Depression legislation in 1934
mandated the dispersion of the corporation, Boeing
sold his interests in the Boeing Airplane Company, but
continued to work on other business ventures. 

He became one of America's most successful breeders of
thoroughbred horses. He never lost his interest in
aviation, and during World War II he volunteered as a
consultant to the company. He lived until 1956, long
enough to see the company he started enter the jet
age.
 
http://www.boeing.com/history/boeing/boeing.html

Note the picture, cf. Chiclitz, "about as fat as Marvy
and wears hornrimmed glasses, and the top of his 
head's as shiny as his face," "the Royal Baby."  But
also, both Boeing and Chiclitz started off in (at
least) one business, ended up in another.  Hm ...

"Right now business is taking care of itself, but
Chiclitz has eyes on the future.  That's why he's
running this fur operation [...]  'Reentrenchment. 
Got to get capitalized, enough to see me through,'
splashing champagne into gold communion chalices,
'till we see which way it' gonna go.  Myself, I think
there's a great future in these V-weapons. They're
gonna be really big." (GR, p. 558)

"'Galley slaves?' Chiclitz roars. 'Never, by God. For
De Mille, young fur-henchmen can't be rowing!'" (GR,
p. 559)

"be rowing" --> Boeing?  Okay, so that's a stretch ...

Boyes is a patronymic from a Low German and Danish
given name -- Boye -- derived from Germanic given name
Boio, which is of uncertain origin. Botha was a common
medieval name and Boio may be another form. Variations
of Boye are Boje, Boie, Bohe . Cognate formare are
Bov, Bovo, Bovio, Bovi (Italian). Boyke, Boyk, Boykin
are diminutive forms. Boysen, Boyens, Bojens, Boeing,
Boysen, Boisen, Bojesen, Boesen are other patronymic
forms.

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/4crests/samcoatofarf.html

Okay, gotta work on this ...

--- Mark Wright AIA <mwaia at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> I haven't the gumption to look into this myself, so
> I'll as the expert:
> 
> How did Boing start out? Is there any similarity
> with the "toy gyroscope to missile guidance system"
> sequence P describes, and how does the founder,
> whoever that might be, map on to Clayton "Bloody"
> Chiclitz?


		
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