Connecting History

Connecting History Book

From Scintilla to Amphenol: A Century of Connecting Technology in Sidney, New York

Scintilla

1925 - Sidney New York

Connecting History tells the extraordinary story of how one small town and one manufacturing plant defied the odds to thrive for 100 years.

Factory

1928 - More than Corporate History

It's a human story. This book traces the company's journey from the 1920s to the present.

Old Factory Floor

1941 - Production Floor

It also features personal reflections from over 40 current and former employees--workers whose families, friendships, and futures were shaped by the plant. Their voices provide a rich portrait of the lives behind the legacy.

Amphenol Aerospace

Present - Amphenol Aerospace

The company would evolve--through name changes and product shifts from magnetos to military and aerospace connectors--into today's Amphenol Aerospace, a global leader in high-performance interconnect systems.

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Author Bio

Chris Cappello is the Marketing Communications Director at Amphenol Corporation, where he has worked for over two decades. Prior to joining Amphenol, he served as a journalist and broadcaster in the United States Navy. He holds a bachelor's degree in Communications from the State University of New York at Cortland and an MBA from Binghamton University. He also graduated from Sidney High School in Sidney, New York, in 1990.

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Bibliography

A century-long story of Amphenol Aerospace in Sidney, NY—tracing its roots from Scintilla Magneto to a global leader in military and aerospace connectors, told through history and personal stories from over 40 employees requires alot of first and second hand source material. This bibliography includes all sources used in the creation of Connecting History.

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