Linkabit

Article summary

Linkabit Corporation was an American computer networking company founded in 1968 by Irwin M. Jacobs, Andrew Viterbi and Leonard Kleinrock. Linkabit alumni have created a large number of technology companies, most notably, Qualcomm. After a series of acquisitions and mergers from 1980 through 2019, Linkabit is now a division of L3Harris Technologies.

Key claims

1. date of formation: 1968 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of formation: 1971 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of formation: 1984 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of foundation: 1968 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of foundation: 1985 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of foundation: 1986 — 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 formation is "1968". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of formation is "1971". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of formation is "1984". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of foundation is "1968". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of foundation is "1985". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of foundation is "1986". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
9. 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=1350809966