Founded by Walter J. Zable, Cubic began life as a small electronics company in a San Diego storefront in 1951. Its only product line was a microwave calorimetric wattmeter, which cost $200 to build and sold for $1,050. The employees' tireless efforts over the next few years laid the foundation for large-scale product diversification and growth. During the decade of the 1960s, Cubic grew more than 466 percent. Among Cubic's early successes were the introduction of products such as precision distance measuring equipment, and aerial photo mapping and survey systems. The company also developed the nation's first electronic stadium scoreboard