Honeywell

Some of the key events about Honeywell

• 1885

  Invented the first reliable thermostat for coal furnaces
• 1914

  Developed the first autopilot system for aircraft
• 1935

  Acquired autosyn gyroscopes, which were later used in Nazi V-1 and V-2 rockets during World War II
• 1942

  Created the electronic automatic stabilizer for aircraft
• 1955

  Introduced the first computer for business use, the Datamatic 1000
• 1963

  Developed the first ring laser gyroscope for inertial navigation systems
• 1965

  Faced criticism for manufacturing cluster bombs used in the Vietnam War
• 1969

  Provided critical technologies for the Apollo 11 moon landing mission
• 1970

  Introduced the first handheld calculator
• 1979

  Pleaded guilty to illegally exporting defense-related data to Israel
• 1985

  Paid $1.5 million in fines for falsifying test data on military components
• 1986

  Developed the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) for aircraft
• 1994

  Agreed to pay $138 million to settle claims of overcharging the U.S. government
• 1999

  Fined $2.15 million for illegally exporting satellite technology to China
• 2003

  Paid $2.2 million to settle allegations of defective bulletproof vests sold to law enforcement
• 2004

  Launched the Primus Epic integrated avionics system for business jets
• 2007

  Agreed to pay $3 million to settle charges of bribing foreign officials
• 2011

  Fined $11.8 million for exporting unauthorized military-use drawings to China
• 2015

  Introduced the first self-programming thermostat, the Lyric
• 2019

  Faced criticism for providing surveillance systems to the Chinese government in Xinjiang

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