INTRODUCTION Photo: Wim Roefs
DEAR INTERNATIONAL, WELCOME TO BRABANT! Expats have been contributing to the great atmosphere and innovative business community in Brabant for decades. Philips paved the way for this. In the 20th century, the company had scientists conduct fundamental research at the ‘Natuurkundig Laboratorium’ to lay the foundations for new inventions. Because technical universities were still scarce, scientists were recruited from around the globe. German Nobel Prize winner for Physics, Gustav Ludwig Hertz, for example, conducted research at the Philipslab in Eindhoven for five years. This international group of scientists delivered inventions including radio, cassette tape and television.
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