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Aperture Science was founded as Aperture Fixtures in the early 1940s by Cave Johnson. Aperture Fixtures was primarily dedicated to the manufacture and distribution of shower curtains {{N}} a low-tech portal between the inside and outside of a shower {{N}} with Cave Johnson winning the "Shower Curtain Salesman of 1943" award. Some time between 1943 and 1947 the company's name was changed to "Aperture Science Innovations". While this was initially done to make their shower curtains sound more hygienic, the company's focus would indeed soon shift to actual science. Cave Johnson purchased a large, abandoned salt mine in Upper Michigan in which Aperture Science's Enrichment Center would be built. | Aperture Science was founded as Aperture Fixtures in the early 1940s by Cave Johnson. Aperture Fixtures was primarily dedicated to the manufacture and distribution of shower curtains {{N}} a low-tech portal between the inside and outside of a shower {{N}} with Cave Johnson winning the "Shower Curtain Salesman of 1943" award. Some time between 1943 and 1947 the company's name was changed to "Aperture Science Innovations". While this was initially done to make their shower curtains sound more hygienic, the company's focus would indeed soon shift to actual science. Cave Johnson purchased a large, abandoned salt mine in Upper Michigan in which Aperture Science's Enrichment Center would be built. | ||
Throughout the late 1940s and the 1950s, Aperture Science would begin its comprehensive testing and research practices. The best possible test subjects, the likes of Olympians, astronauts and war heroes. They were also the second largest contractor after [[hl2:Black Mesa|Black Mesa]] for the Department of Defense from 1952 to 1954. Aperture's developments in this period included [[Gels#Repulsion Gel|Repulsion Gel]], the [[Weighted Storage Cube]], [[1500 Megawatt Super Colliding Super Button]] and the [[Portal | Throughout the late 1940s and the 1950s, Aperture Science would begin its comprehensive testing and research practices. The best possible test subjects, the likes of Olympians, astronauts and war heroes. They were also the second largest contractor after [[hl2:Black Mesa|Black Mesa]] for the Department of Defense from 1952 to 1954. Aperture's developments in this period included [[Gels#Repulsion Gel|Repulsion Gel]], the [[Weighted Storage Cube]], [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button|1500 Megawatt Super Colliding Super Button]] and the [[Handheld Portal Device|Aperture Science Portable Quantum Tunneling Device]], an early and significantly larger version of the modern Portal Gun. | ||
By the 1970s, Aperture Science was financially unstable. The Olympians, astronauts and war heroes that were used as test subjects were replaced with vagrants who were paid $60 for their time. Aperture Science would continue its research and created [[Gels#Propulsion Gel|Propulsion Gel]] | By the 1970s, Aperture Science was financially unstable. The Olympians, astronauts and war heroes that were used as test subjects were replaced with vagrants who were paid $60 for their time. Aperture Science would continue its research and created [[Gels#Propulsion Gel|Propulsion Gel]] | ||
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* [[Handheld Portal Device]] | * [[Handheld Portal Device]] | ||
* [[GLaDOS]] | * [[GLaDOS]] | ||
* 1500 Megawatt Super Colliding Super Button | * [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button|1500 Megawatt Super Colliding Super Button]] | ||
* [[Turrets]] | * [[Turrets]] | ||
* [[Cube|Weighted Storage Cube]] | * [[Cube#Weighted Storage Cube|Weighted Storage Cube]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Weighted Companion Cube]] | ||
* [[Cube|Discouragement Redirection Cube]] | * [[Cube#Discouragement Redirection Cube |Discouragement Redirection Cube]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Thermal Discouragement Beam]]s | ||
* [[Excursion | * [[Excursion Funnel]]s | ||
* | * Panels | ||
* | * Crushers | ||
* [[Aerial Faith | * [[Aerial Faith Plate]]s | ||
* [[Gel|Repulsion Gel]] | * [[Gel|Repulsion Gel]] | ||
* [[Gel|Propulsion Gel]] | * [[Gel|Propulsion Gel]] | ||