Lear, William P. 1902-1978
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Name (Latin)
Lear, William P. 1902-1978
Other forms of name
Lear, William Powell, 1902-
Lear, Bill, 1902-
Date of birth
1902-06-26
Date of death
1978-05-14
Field of activity
Learjet aircraft
Tape recorders and recording--Installation in automobiles
Automatic pilot (Airplanes)
Automobiles--Radio equipment
Lear jet aircraft
Magnetic recorders and recording--Installation in automobiles
Occupation
Electrical engineers
Industrialists
Inventors
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Language
English
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Fechet, J. E.
- Rashke, R. L. Stormy genius, 1985:
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Bill Lear
Unknown author, Public domain
File:Bill Lear.jpg
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File:Eight track.jpg
Runningboards, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:Learjet 25 der NASA.jpg
NASA, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
William Powell Lear (June 26, 1902 – May 14, 1978) was an American inventor and businessman. He is best known for founding Learjet, a manufacturer of business jets. He also invented the battery eliminator for the B battery, and developed the car radio and the 8-track cartridge, an audio tape system. Throughout his career of 46 years, Lear received over 140 patents.
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