changed its name to Chaos Studios (1993–94), before discovering there was already a company using the Chaos name. It picked Blizzard from the dictionary. BMW – Bayerische Motoren Werke (Bavarian Motor Works). Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project – Geoff Bodine and Chassis Dynamics, the bobsled maker that the NASCAR driver teamed with. The company name is pronounced the same as that of Bodine himself: . Boeing – named after founder William E. Boeing. It was originally called Pacific Aero Products Co. Bosch – named after founder Robert Bosch. Robert Bosch GmbH (full company name) is a German diversified technology-based corporation. Bose Corporation – named after founder Amar Bose BP – formerly British Petroleum, now BP (The slogan "Beyond Petroleum" has incorrectly been taken to refer to the company's new name following its rebranding effort in 2000.) BRAC – Bangladesh Rural & Advancement Committee, world's largest NGO (non-governmental organization) Bridgestone – named after founder Shojiro Ishibashi. The surname Ishibashi (石橋) means "stone bridge", or "bridge of stone". Brine, Corp. – sporting goods company named after founder, W.H. Brine. It was taken over by New Balance in 2006. Brooks Sports – anglicized version of Bruchs, the maiden name of the wife of founder Morris Goldenberg. Brunswick Corporation – founded in 1845 as "J.M. Brunswick Manufacturing Company" in Cincinnati, Ohio by John Moses Brunswick, an immigrant from Bremgarten, Switzerland BSA – Birmingham Small Arms Company, which started out making guns but later became best known for its motorcycles. BT – formerly British Telecom (from BT Group, formerly British Telecommunications plc.) Buick – named for its founder, David Dunbar Buick. The company was the original focal point for General Motors, established in 1908 as a holding company for Buick plus other companies acquired by William C. Durant. Buick survives to this day as a GM brand. Bull – Compagnie des machines Bull was founded in Paris to exploit the patents for punched card machines taken out by Norwegian engineer Fredrik Rosing Bull. Bullfrog Productions – Named after an ornament of a bullfrog located in the office: when asked by Joystick why the name "Bullfrog" was chosen, founder Peter Molyneux stated that they wanted "an idiotic name" without having to find one, and there happened to be a sculpture of a colourful frog on a pedestal labelled "Bull Frog by Leonardo" on the table. Burroughs Corporation – founded in 1886 as the American Arithmometer Company and later