Radio Shack once sold everything from ham radios to the earliest personal computers to components of powered space missions. It was a technology empire that fueled innovation and captured the imagination of countless inventors and hobbyists. But how did such a seemingly ubiquitous company with such a legacy fall apart?
In 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts two brothers Theodore and Milton Deutschmann’s passion for amateur radio led them to open a small retail and mail order store named Radio Shack. The name refers to a small wooden structure that housed a ship’s radio equipment. [Read more…] about The Rise & Fall of Radio Shack: A Short History