Robert "Bob" Galvin
The name of Bob Galvin may not resonate on the streets of the world with quite the same level of recognition as that of Steve Jobs, but among icons of the Technology Revolution it is no less noteworthy. And it has an additional, special place in the annals of the suburbs.
Galvin died Tuesday at the age of 89.
Galvin, who made his home in Barrington Hills, led Motorola, the company his father founded, for nearly 30 years, and he transformed it from a narrowly focused, if innovative, consumer electronics manufacturer into a global powerhouse that would popularize cellular telecommunications and lay the groundwork for many of the technological innovations that today are woven into the fabric of everyday life.
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