David Packard

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American electrical engineer, businessman, and philanthropist (1912-1996)

United States ScientistsLived 1912 to 1996 · aged 83

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Photos 2

Packard's office at HP is preserved.

Awards 13

2006California Hall of Fame

1996Heinz Award

1996Bower Award for Business Leadership

1995Lemelson-MIT Prize

1989NAS Public Welfare Medal

1988National Medal of Technology and Innovation

1988Presidential Medal of Freedom

1986Francis Boyer Award

1982John Fritz Medal

1975Washington Award

1974Hoover Medal

1973IEEE Founders Medal

1969Henry Laurence Gantt Medal

In their orbit 5

SpouseLucile Salter

FatherSperry Packard

ChildJulie Packard

ChildDavid Woodley Packard

ChildNancy Packard Burnett

Connected to David 6

Peter DruckerAlso won Henry Laurence Gantt Medal

Gene CernanAlso won Washington Award

Luis von AhnAlso won Lemelson-MIT Prize

N. R. Narayana MurthyAlso won Hoover Medal

Gordon MooreAlso won Bower Award for Business Leadership

Ismail SerageldinAlso won NAS Public Welfare Medal

About this person

David Packard 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 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.

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