Browse through milestones in Gore's history. (CNN)Here is a look at the life of Al Gore, 45th vice president of the United States and environmental activist. The business remains focused on solving customer wiring problems with a variety of customized products and receives its first major order – 7.5 miles of insulated ribbon cable for the City of Denver. Gore supplies cable for the groundbreaking and highly successful IBM System/360 mainframe computer, the first mass-produced digital computer. One explorer credits the fabric with saving his life. Instead of breaking, as he expected, the expanded PTFE takes on new properties: strength, porosity and enhanced versatility. February 15, 2007 - Announces a series of concerts called Live Earth to be held on all seven continents on July 7, 2007. Bret Snyder Named President & Chief Executive Officer of W. L. Gore & Associates, Robert W. Gore, Chairman Emeritus of W. L. Gore & Associates, and Inventor of GORE-TEX, Confronting Racism: A Message from our CEO, California Supply Chain Act / Human Trafficking Statement. While experimenting with PTFE, Bob Gore stretches the material as rapidly as possible. The popular vote was won by Gore-Lieberman by 543,816 votes. Blood is the Head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Gore is exploring sustainable investing, looking into Sustainable Asset Management based in Switzerland. New high-speed coaxial cables, the first commercialized applications of expanded PTFE in electronics, are introduced for the computer market. In commemoration of the Earth Day anniversary milestone, Gore … Karenna Aitcheson Gore (born August 6, 1973), formerly known as Karenna Schiff, is an American author and journalist. ST. LOUIS: Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore answers a question as Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush listens during their third debate at Washington University on October 17, 2000. The popular vote was won by Gore-Lieberman by 543,816 votes. Al Gore Former Vice President Al Gore is the cofounder and chairman of Generation Investment Management, and the founder and chairman of The Climate Reality Project, a nonprofit devoted to solving the climate crisis. Gore is the first to use expanded PTFE for filtration, pioneering membrane surface filtration to capture contaminants and other particles. Gore's industrial filter bag business begins. Gore introduces ELIXIR® Strings, which dramatically improve string tone life and reinvigorate the market for coated guitar strings. No sooner have Al and Tipper called it quits than comes news of another possible Gore divorce: After 13 years, Karenna Gore Schiff, the oldest Gore … Milestones unmarked: Pandemic shutters WWII commemorations SPONSORED CONTENT. That's because American presidents are elected by the Electoral College rather than the overall number of votes. Gore cables are first applied in outer space on the Telstar satellite launched by Bell Laboratories. Gore is the sole supplier of the transmission lines interconnecting the system. negotiate the release of two journalists working for Gore's Current TV. The COSTAR optics apparatus is developed for the Hubble Space Telescope with 11 sets of polyester insulated ribbon cable from Gore. I took the initiative in creating the Internet. Responsible Enterprise At Gore, we believe that the integrity of environmental, health and safety performance aligns with our Gore brand promise of Together, improving life for all Gore Associates, customers and the communities we serve. And we continually strive to build on this vision and foster an environment where all Associates — as well as our partners, customers and communities — can fully experience our promise of Together, improving life. NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander arrives safely on Mars. Memorably, Al Gore won the popular vote but lost the election. Founding an Enterprise.