CoorsTek

Article summary

CoorsTek, Inc. is a privately owned manufacturer of technical ceramics for aerospace, automotive, chemical, electronics, medical, metallurgical, oil and gas, semiconductor and many other industries. CoorsTek headquarters and primary factories are located in Golden, Colorado, US. The company is wholly owned by Keystone Holdings LLC, a trust of the Coors family. John K. Coors, a great-grandson of founder and brewing magnate Adolph Coors Sr., and the fifth and youngest son of longtime chairman and president Joseph Coors, retired as president and chairman in January 2020 after 22 years.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1847 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1976 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1980 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. employees: 37 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. employees: 6,000 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. employees: 120 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. employees: 200 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. employees: 40 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1847". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1976". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1980". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the employees is "37 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the employees is "6,000 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the employees is "120 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the employees is "200 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the employees is "40 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
11. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374018904