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David Packard
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David Packard was an American entrepreneur, engineer, and computer scientist born in Pueblo in 1912. He was educated at Stanford University and held positions at Hewlett-Packard and General Electric. Packard also served as the United States Deputy Secretary of Defense. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Phi Beta Kappa Society, and the American Philosophical Society.
He received several awards, including the Lemelson–MIT Prize, the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the John Fritz Medal. Packard authored seven works, such as *Management of America's national defense* and *Grow Your Own Crystals*. He was married and had four children, including Julie Packard and David Woodley Packard. He died in Stanford in 1996 and was buried in Palo Alto.
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Vinony files it under 1912 births, 1996 deaths and 20th-century American academics.
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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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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pueblo
- Place of death
- Stanford
- Occupation
- computer scientist
- Position held
- United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
- Employer
- General Electric
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Чернігів Церква Михайла та Федора Весна 2016.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1912-09-07
- date of death
- 1996-03-26
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- place of burial
- Palo Alto
- name in native language
- David Packard
- Commons category
- David Packard
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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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