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{{Short description|Norwegian electronics engineer}}
'''Vebjørn Tandberg''' (16 September 1904 – 30 August 1978) was a Norwegian electronics engineer. An alumnus of the [[Norwegian Institute of Technology]], founded ''[[Tandberg#Company origin: the radio factory|Tandbergs Radiofabrikk]]'' of [[Oslo]] in 1933, and made it a great success.▼
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| caption = Vebjørn Tandberg in 1963
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1904|9|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bodø (town)|Bodø]], Norway
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1978|8|30|1904|9|16|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Oslo]]
| nationality = Norwegian
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| relatives = [[Kari Vogt]] (niece)<ref name=nbl/>
| alma mater = [[Norwegian Institute of Technology]]
| occupation = Electronics engineer and industrialist
| years_active =
| known_for = Founder of [[Tandberg|Tandbergs Radiofabrikk]]
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'''Vebjørn Tandberg''' (16 September 1904–30 August 1978) was a Norwegian electronics engineer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vebjørn Tandberg |url=https://snl.no/Vebj%C3%B8rn_Tandberg |access-date=January 1, 2017 |publisher=Store norske leksikon}}</ref>
Tandberg was born at [[Bodø (town)|Bodø]] in [[Nordland]], Norway. He attended the [[Norwegian Institute of Technology]] in [[Trondheim (city)|Trondheim]] (1930).
In addition to his technical and commercial achievements, Tandberg was a pioneer in providing good conditions for his workforce. He instituted a 42 hour week and 3 weeks yearly vacation for all in 1937, and a free pension and health insurance scheme for all from 1938. A four week vacation for all employees over 40 years of age was introduced in 1947, while the working week was reduced to 39 hours in 1948. There was a five day work week during the summer months from 1955, over the full year from 1969.▼
<ref name="nbl">{{Cite web |last=Arnljot Strømme Svendsen |title=Vebjørn Tandberg |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Vebj%C3%B8rn_Tandberg |access-date=January 1, 2017 |publisher=Norsk biografisk leksikon}}</ref>
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His life ended under tragic circumstances—[[suicide]]—after financial problems at the radio factory and the ensuing political manoeuvrings had left him without control so that he was frozen out from his life's work.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Norwegian News Agency |title=Ensomt på toppen når kriser rammer |url=http://e24.no/arkiv/article460515.ece |work=E24 |date= |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2007-11-09 }}</ref> ▼
▲In addition to his technical and commercial achievements, Tandberg was a pioneer in providing good conditions for his workforce. He instituted a 42
▲His life ended under tragic circumstances—[[suicide]]—after financial problems at the radio factory and the ensuing political
==References==
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*{{no icon}} [[Helmer Dahl|Dahl, Helmer]]; [[Arnljot Strømme Svendsen|Strømme Svendsen, Arnljot]] (1995). ''Vebjørn Tandberg - triumf og tragedie''. Fagbokforlaget. 263 pp. ISBN 8276741665.▼
*{{no icon}} [http://www.nrhf.no/nrhf-TR-historie.html History of Tandbergs Radiofabrikk 1933–78]▼
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