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Alan Shugart

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American engineer, entrepreneur and business executive (1930-2006)

United StatesFoundersLived 1930 to 2006 · aged 76
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Alan Field Shugart was an American engineer, entrepreneur and business executive whose career defined the modern computer disk drive industry.

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2005Computer History Museum Fellow
IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award

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About this person

Country
United States
Category
Founders
Type
Founder
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2006 · aged 76
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23 languages

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