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Sherman Fairchild

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American businessman (1896-1971)

United StatesScientistsLived 1896 to 1971 · aged 74
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Sherman Mills Fairchild was an American businessman and investor who founded over 70 companies, including Fairchild Aviation, Fairchild Industries, and Fairchild Camera and Instrument. Fairchild made significant contributions to the aviation industry and was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1979.

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Main Street Oneonta, New York 1909Main Street Oneonta, New York 1909Aerial Age Nov. 7 1921, magazine cover with aerial photo of Columbia University shot by W. L. Hamilton for Fairchild Aerial Camera Corp.Aerial Age Nov. 7 1921, magazine cover with aerial photo of Columbia University shot by W. L. Hamilton for Fairchild Aerial Camera Corp.Fairchild F-1 Aerial CameraFairchild F-1 Aerial CameraFamous view of the Woolworth Building in 1928, Fairchild Aerial Surveys Inc.Famous view of the Woolworth Building in 1928, Fairchild Aerial Surveys Inc.New York City 1932 Fairchild Aerial Surveys Inc.New York City 1932 Fairchild Aerial Surveys Inc.The Fairchild Lunar Mapping CameraThe Fairchild Lunar Mapping CameraFC-2FC-2

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1979National Aviation Hall of Fame
Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society

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John R. AlisonAlso won National Aviation Hall of FameJames HartnessAlso won Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical SocietyAugustus Roy KnabenshueAlso won National Aviation Hall of FameCharles Richard FaireyAlso won Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical SocietyFrank Kendall Everest Jr.Also won National Aviation Hall of FameClark Blanchard MillikanAlso won Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society

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Sherman Mills Fairchild was an American businessman and investor who founded over 70 companies, including Fairchild Aviation, Fairchild Industries, and Fairchild Camera and Instrument. Fairchild made significant contributions to the aviation industry and was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1979. His Semiconductor Division of Fairchild Camera played a defining role in Silicon Valley. He held over 30 patents for products ranging from the silicon semiconductor to the 8-mm home sound motion-picture camera. Fairchild was responsible for inventing the first synchronized camera shutter and flash as well as developing technologies for aerial cameras that were later used on the Apollo Missions.

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Lived 1896 to 1971 · aged 74
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