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Gerber Hart Library
Gerber may refer to: Companies * Gerber Legendary Blades, a maker of consumer knives and tools headquartered in Oregon, USA * Gerber Products Company, manufacturer of baby products in Michigan, USA ** Gerber Life Insurance Company, affiliated with Gerber Products * Gerber Scientific, a company specializing in graphics and flexible material machinery in Connecticut, USA Places United States * Gerber, California * Gerber, Georgia, a ghost town * Gerber/Hart Library and Archives in Chicago, Illinois, USA * Gerber Scout Reservation, a summer camp for Boy Scouts, in Michigan, USA People * Gerber (surname) * Von Gerber Other * Gerber convention, an ace-asking convention in contract bridge * Gerber format, computer file format for fabricating printed circuit boards * Gerber failure criterion, an engineering stress-life method of estimating a structural material's fatigue life See also *Gerbera, a type of daisy *Gerbert (other) *Geber (other) Geber is the La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerber Legendary Blades
Gerber Legendary Blades is an American maker of knives, multitools, and other tools for outdoors and military headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Gerber is owned by the Finnish outdoors products company Fiskars. Gerber was established in 1939 by Pete Gerber. Gerber is the "largest maker of knives and multi-tools for the United States armed forces." The LMF II Infantry Knife, features a partial tang blade instead of a full tang blade, ostensibly to avoid electric shocks because the knife was designed to free pilots from downed aircraft. Gerber was the first knife company to collaborate with a custom knife maker when it collaborated with World War II knife maker David Murphy. Bear Grylls has also designed a line of Gerber survival knives. History In 1910, the Gerber family started an advertising firm in Portland, Oregon.Williams, Christina Dyrness. "Inside Oregon Business: Gerber sharpens edge on growth, marketing". ''The Oregonian'', October 9, 2003, Business, p. D1. While wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerber Products Company
Gerber Products Company is an American purveyor of baby food and baby products headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, with plans to relocate to Arlington, Virginia. Gerber is a subsidiary of Nestlé. Other Gerber products currently produced include breastfeeding supplies, such as the Premium Feeding System Manual Massaging Pump, as well as baby bottles and nipples. They also market a line of health care products, including Tooth and Gum Cleanser and Vitamin Drops. History Beginning and consolidation Gerber was founded in 1927 in Fremont, Michigan, by Daniel Frank Gerber, owner of the Fremont Canning Company, which produced canned fruit and vegetables. At the suggestion of a pediatrician, Gerber's wife, Dorothy, began making hand-strained food for their seven-month-old daughter, Sally Gerber, Sally. Recognising a business opportunity, Gerber began making baby food. By 1928 he had developed five products for the market: beef vegetable soup and strained peas, prunes, carrots, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerber Life Insurance Company
The Gerber Life Insurance Company was formed in 1967 in Fremont, Michigan. Gerber Life provides juvenile and family life insurance products to middle-income families along with medical insurance to small- and medium-sized businesses. It is currently owned by Western & Southern Financial Group, who licenses the Gerber trademark from the Gerber Products Company unit of Nestlé. History Gerber Life is headquartered in White Plains, New York, and has an operation center in Fremont, Michigan. The company has $52 billion of life insurance in force with 3.6 million policies for individuals throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada. In 2007, Nestlé acquired the company with Gerber Products. Nestlé announced on September 17, 2018, that it would be selling the Gerber Life Insurance Company to Western & Southern Financial Group Western & Southern Financial Group, also commonly referred to as Western & Southern, is a Cincinnati, Ohio-based diversified family of financial servi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerber Scientific
Gerber Scientific Inc., headquartered in Tolland, Connecticut Tolland is a suburban town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 14,563 at the 2020 census. History Tolland was named in May, 1715, and incorporated in May, 1722 from Windsor. The town was over 20 miles away from T ..., USA, is the parent of companies that supply software and hardware systems for apparel and technical textiles, sign making and specialty graphics, composites and packaging applications. Gerber Scientific is owned by Vector Capital, a San Francisco-based, global private equity firm specializing in the technology sector that manages more than $2 billion of equity capital. On August 18, 2011, Gerber Scientific’s stockholders approved the take-private transaction of Gerber Scientific, Inc. by Vector Capital in a transaction valued at approximately $283 million. CITIC Capital Partners, a leading China based private equity firm, has a minority stake in Gerber Scientific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerber, California
Gerber is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tehama County, California. Gerber sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Gerber's population was 1,060. History Gerber was platted in 1910, and named after the Gerber family, original owners of the town site. A post office has been in operation at Gerber since 1916. In the early years, Gerber was a center supporting ranchers and alfalfa growers. Between 1916 and 1965, Gerber was the location of a division point on the Southern Pacific Railroad between the Sacramento and Shasta Divisions. Situated two miles north of the junction of the West Valley Line to Davis and the East Valley Line to Sacramento via Chico and Marysville, facilities included steam locomotive fueling, repair and crew-change. There were also livestock yards and an icing plant for refrigerator cars. Following the 1955 completion of the railroad's phasing in of diesel locomotives as a replacement to steam, operations at Gerber were gradu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerber, Georgia
Gerber is a ghost town in Walker County, in the U.S. state of Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the .... History A post office called Gerber was established in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1895. G. Fred Gerber, the first postmaster, gave the community its name. References Geography of Walker County, Georgia Ghost towns in Georgia (U.S. state) {{WalkerCountyGA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerber/Hart Library And Archives
The Gerber/Hart Library and Archives (or "The Henry Gerber–Pearl M. Hart Library: The Midwest Lesbian & Gay Resource Center"), founded in 1981, is the largest circulating library of gay and lesbian titles in the Midwestern United States. Located in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood, it houses over 14,000 volumes, 800 periodical titles, and 100 archival collections. The Gerber/Hart Library and Archives were inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame in 1996. Although a private non-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ..., the library has received taxpayer funds for its continuing operation from Illinois' "Fund for the Future," including a $25,000 grant in 1999. References Further reading * * * * * External links Official Gerber/Hart Lib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerber Scout Reservation
Gerber Scout Reservation (GSR), located in Twin Lake, Michigan is a resident camp owned and operated by the Michigan Crossroads Council of the Boy Scouts of America. It began operation in 1950 and had its first official summer camp program in 1951. The Original property was purchased through a gift of 275 shares from Dan Gerber, President of the famous baby food company. The reservation operates two camps; Gerber Scout Camp and the Betty Ford Cub Scout and Webelos Adventureland, as well as numerous year round weekend programming outside of the summer months. Geography Gerber Scout Reservation lies within the boundaries of the Manistee National Forest in Blue Lake Township, Muskegon County, Michigan and is approximately 800 acres in area. The property is bordered on the north by Owasippe Road. The Blue Lake Township Hall and Fire Department lie within a quarter mile from the camp's main entrance. On the south and east borders of the property, Camp Gerber borders Owasippe Scout Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerber (surname)
Gerber (; ) is a surname that is of Ashkenazi Jewish, German, or Swiss origin, depending on the family. Notable people with the surname include: * Aisha Gerber, (born 1999), Canadian artistic gymnast * Bob Gerber (1916–2002), American basketball player * Carl Friedrich Gerber (1823–1891), German jurist * Christoph Gerber, Swiss physicist * Craig Gerber (creator), invented two Disney animated shows * Craig Stuart Gerber, baseballer * Danie Gerber (born 1958), South African rugby player * Daniel Frank Gerber (1898–1974) founder of the Gerber Products Company * Ernst Ludwig Gerber (1746–1819), composer and author * Eugene John Gerber (1931-2018), American Roman Catholic bishop * Fred Gerber, American film and television director and producer * Heiko Gerber (born 1972), German football player * Heinrich Gerber (architect), (1831–1920), German architect * Heinrich Gerber (civil engineer) (1832-1912), German civil engineer * Joel Gerber (1940-2022), American judge * J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Von Gerber (1823–1891), German jurist
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Von Gerber is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Carl Wilhelm von Gerber (1883–1959), Swedish diplomat * Carl von Gerber (1931–2013), Swedish sprint canoeist * Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber (born 1931), American actress * Tage von Gerber (1885–1966), Swedish genealogist *Carl Friedrich von Gerber Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Gerber, since 1859 von Gerber (11 April 1823 – 23 December 1891) was a Saxon politician and one of Germany's leading jurists of his time. Born to a Thuringian family in Ebeleben, Schwarzburg-Sondershausen , Gerber studied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerber Convention
Gerber is a contract bridge convention devised by William Konigsberger and Win Nye from Switzerland who published it in 1936; John Gerber of Texas introduced it to North America in 1938 where it was named after him. It is similar to Blackwood but uses 4 instead of 4NT as a relay (asking) bid to inquire about the number of aces held by partner. A further relay bid may follow to inquire about the number of kings held. Gerber is used primarily after notrump openings, responses, and rebids, making it a complement to Blackwood rather than a replacement. Some club players also use it after suit bidding, but most experts do not recommend this. Purpose Because bidding and making a slam or grand slam contract in bridge gains significant bonus scoring points, partnerships will strive to bid them whenever their combined card assets are deemed sufficient. Knowing the number of aces and kings jointly held is usually crucial to this decision and Gerber is one of several bridge conventions us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerber Format
The Gerber format is an open format, open ASCII file formats#Vector formats, vector format for printed circuit board (PCB) designs. It is the de facto standard used by PCB industry software to describe the printed circuit board images: copper layers, solder mask, legend, drill data, etc. The official website contains the specification, test files, notes and the Reference Gerber Viewer to support users and especially developers of Gerber software. Gerber is used in PCB fabrication data. PCBs are designed on a specialized electronic design automation (EDA) or a Printed circuit board#Design, computer-aided design (CAD) system. The CAD systems output PCB fabrication data to allow fabrication of the board. This data typically contains a Gerber file for each image layer (copper layers, solder mask, Printed circuit board#Legend printing, legend or silk...). Gerber is also the standard image input format for all bare board fabrication equipment needing image data, such as photoplotters, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
