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engineering consulting company. However, with the WWII ban on new station construction not much consulting was needed, so the Andrew
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Chicago suburb, Orland Park so that they would be able to expand more easily. After the war, Andrew began to pursue international trade. He traveled the world to
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After graduating with a PhD in physics in 1932, he began to look for new work. However, he lost two other jobs by 1934 due to the depression. Even though his hope was diminishing he began to work at
Doolittle Radio Inc. With his position undefined, and the company rapidly declining, he searched for a
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Victor and his wife, Aileen, adopted two children: Edward John and
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way for the company to make more money. After finding the inventions of his predecessors going untouched he eventually became a salesman, selling these designs. After about two years he quit and took several business courses so that he could start a similar business.
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facility. This didn’t last long though, as he was let go after the stock market crash on
October 29, 1929. Given the opportunity to continue his studies, the couple moved back to Chicago so he would be able to pursue his PhD at the University of Chicago.
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