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1. www.invent.org › inductees › alonzo-deckerAlonzo G. Decker - National Inventors Hall of Fame

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   Born Jan. 16, 1884 - Died March 18, 1956. Virtually all of today’s electric drills descend from the original portable hand-held drill patented in 1917 by S. Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker, whose invention spurred the growth of the modern power tool industry. As the partners continued their innovations — including the first line of power ...

2. professorships.jhu.edu › professorship › alonzo-andAlonzo and Virginia Decker Professorship in Strategy and ...

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   ALONZO G. DECKER JR. was a university trustee for more than 30 years and served as national chairman for the Hopkins Hundreds Campaign in the 1970s, during which he gave generously, including the endowment for professorships in science and engineering. As chief executive officer of Black & Decker, Alonzo Decker Jr. helped lead the manufacturing

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4. www.hbs.edu › leadership › 20th-century-leadersAlonzo G. Decker, Jr. - Leadership - Harvard Business School

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   Recognizing the potential of the home market, Decker virtually invented the “do-it-yourself” business by developing cordless tools in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. He moved the family company from a 100% focus on business-to-business tools to one focused on the household consumer.

5. www.company-histories.com › The-Black-DeckerThe Black & Decker Corporation -- Company History

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   Early History. Alonzo G. Decker and S. Duncan Black, two industrial tool designers and engineers, formed The Black & Decker Manufacturing Company in September 1910. With $600 from the sale of Black's second-hand car and a loan of $1,200, they set up a machine shop in a rented warehouse in Baltimore, Maryland.

6. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-2002-mar-23-meAlonzo G. Decker Jr., 94; Engineer, Power Tool Innovator

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   Mar 23, 2002 · March 23, 2002 12 AM PT. BALTIMORE SUN. Alonzo G. Decker Jr., the engineer who conceived and led a weekend revolution with do-it-yourself power tools, has died. He was 94. Decker died Monday of ...

7. pages.jh.edu › gazette › 2005Johns Hopkins Gazette | July 25, 2005 - Johns Hopkins University

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   More than $7 million in proceeds from the sale of Alonzo Decker's final gift, a bequest of the couple's home and farm property on the Sassafras River on Maryland's Eastern Shore, will help fund construction of Decker Quadrangle. That gift counts toward the $2 billion Johns Hopkins: Knowledge for the World fund-raising campaign, which began in ...

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   Who is Alonzo Decker?

   • ALONZO G. DECKER JR. was a university trustee for more than 30 years and served as national chairman for the Hopkins Hundreds Campaign in the 1970s, during which he gave generously, including the endowment for professorships in science and engineering. As chief executive officer of Black & Decker, Alonzo Decker Jr. helped lead the manufacturing

   Alonzo and Virginia Decker Professorship in Strategy and

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   What did Alonzo Decker do for a living?

   • As chief executive officer of Black & Decker, Alonzo Decker Jr. helped lead the manufacturing company to international prominence, devising some of its most successful products including the electric hammer. He also was instrumental in the development of the cordless drill and the portable electric drill for home use.

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   What happened to Black & Decker?

   • In 2010, Black & Decker merged with Stanley Works to become Stanley Black & Decker. National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee Alonzo Decker, who invented the cordless drill, spurred growth in the power tool industry and co-founded Black & Decker, providing tools for homeowners.

   NIHF Inductee Alonzo Decker, Who Invented the Cordless Drill

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   Who is Black & Decker?

   • Black & Decker's objective is to establish itself as the preeminent global manufacturer and marketer of power tools and accessories, hardware and home improvement products, and technology-based fastening systems.

   The Black & Decker Corporation -- Company History

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   How did Black & Decker become a world leader?

   • As the partners continued their innovations — including the first line of power tools designed for home users — the company they co-founded, Black & Decker, became a world leader. In 1906, Black, a draftsman, and Decker, a tool and die maker, met as 23-year-old employees of the Rowland Telegraph Co.

   NIHF Inductee Alonzo Decker, Who Invented the Cordless Drill

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   Why did Archibald buy Black & Decker?

   • Greater efficiency at Black & Decker led to record sales of $1.9 billion and improved profits in 1987. Once he had returned Black & Decker to efficiency and profitability, Archibald set out to expand the company's operations through acquisition.

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9. me.jhu.edu › news › the-heat-is-on-wse-engineersThe heat is on: WSE engineers push metals testing to new ...

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   Oct 9, 2024 · The team, led by Kevin Hemker, Alonzo G. Decker Professor of mechanical engineering at the Whiting School of Engineering, director of JAM 2, and a fellow at the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute (HEMI), developed a vacuum-sealed device that superheats metals using electrical resistance. Unlike traditional methods that use contact heating or oven-like radiative heating, their system uses less ...