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Aerial photo of SwRI in 1947
Courtesy of SwRI
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Tom Slick Jr. founded Southwest Research Institute in 1947, a small nonprofit organization located at a cattle ranch on the outskirts of San Antonio. SwRI has since grown into a worldwide leader in research and development, with programs ranging from deep sea to deep space and everything in between.