The two letters of the Hebrew word “Chai” appear all over the plant of the General Electric Company’s space and technology center at Valley Forge, Pa. The word was selected by the firm as a slogan because it represents “the world’s oldest language” and signifies “life” and best fits the company’s aims which are to create spacecraft to have “long life” a GE official explained. “Chai” is imprinted on doors, signs, posters and security badges.
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