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David Packard
Sign in to saveAmerican electrical engineer, businessman, and philanthropist (1912–1996)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1912
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Hui Pu zhi dao
- Ball Game
- Grow Your Own Crystals
- Grow Your Own Crystals/Book and Crystal Kit
- Management of America's national defense
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 8
- Total plays
- 27
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 85,293x
- Basic local alignment search tool
· 1990 · cited 80,871x
- The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.
· 1986 · cited 63,648x
- Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error
· 1981 · cited 63,511x
- Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
· 2009 · cited 58,766x
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Quotes
- “The most important question we have to deal with, is a combination of population control and the control of our environment — how to utilize the world in as effective a way as we can for the future of mankind.”
- “Marketing is far too important to be left only to the marketing department!.”
- “The best company management is one that combines a sense of corporate greatness and destiny, with empathy for - and fidelity to - the average employee.”
- “The greatest success goes to the person who is not afraid to fail in front of even the largest audience.”
- “Set out to build a company and make a contribution, not an empire and a fortune.”
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Key facts
- President
- Richard Nixon
- Preceded by
- Paul Nitze
- Succeeded by
- Kenneth Rush
- Born
- ( 1912-09-07 ) September 7, 1912, Pueblo, Colorado , U.S.
- Died
- March 26, 1996 (1996-03-26) (aged 83), Stanford, California , U.S.
- Spouse
- Lucile Salter ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1938 ; died 1987 )
- Children
- 4; including David Woodley , Susan and Julie
- Education
- Stanford University
- Known for
- Co-founder of Hewlett-Packard ., Member of Trilateral Commission .
- Awards
- Sylvanus Thayer Award (1982), Presidential Medal of Freedom (1988), Public Welfare Medal (1989)
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Encyclopedic overview
David Packard (/ˈpækərd/ PAK-ərd; September 7, 1912 – March 26, 1996) was an American electrical engineer and co-founder, with Bill Hewlett, of Hewlett-Packard (1939), serving as president (1947–64), CEO (1964–68), and chairman of the board (1964–68, 1972–93) of HP. He served as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1971 during the Nixon administration. Packard served as president of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) from 1976 to 1981 and chairman of its board of regents from 1973 to 1982. He was a member of the Trilateral Commission. Packard was the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1988 and is noted for many technological innovations and philanthropic endeavors.
Personal life
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