EG&G, formally known as Edgerton, Germeshausen, and Grier, Inc., was an American national defense contractor and provider of management and technical services. The company was involved in contracting services to the United States government during World War II and conducted the research and development on the nuclear weapons during the Cold war era (from 1948 and onward) together with the American national laboratories in Nevada Test Site.
It had close involvement with some of the government's most sensitive technologies, including providing support to stealth development led by Lockheed Martin, also in Nevada.
History
Early history
In 1931, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Harold Edgerton, a pioneer of high-speed photography, partnered with his graduate student Kenneth Germeshausen to found a small technical consulting firm. The two were joined by fellow MIT graduate student Herbert E. Grier in 1934. Bernard "Barney" O'Keefe became the fourth member of their fledgling technology group.