1947-01-01 - 1967-01-01
Founder Tom Slick recruits Harold Vagtborg as the first president to lead scientists and engineers at a 1,200-acre cattle ranch outside San Antonio. SwRI grows from 64 projects to 600 in the first five years, gaining national prominence for automotive testing, environmental research, and radio direction finding. Annual revenues reach $4.5 million by 1957. Martin Goland becomes president in 1959.
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