William Goddard (engineer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American inventor and engineer for IBM
Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1913
Place of Birth: St. Joseph, Missouri, United States
Date of Death: 29-Sep-1997
Profession: inventor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About William Goddard (engineer)
- William A.
- Goddard (July 10, 1913 in St.
- Joseph, Missouri – September 29, 1997 in Chico, California) was an engineer for IBM and an American inventor.
- He earned a degree in physics from Occidental College.
- Before working in industry, Goddard was a high school science teacher in Los Angeles.
- He briefly worked in the aerospace industry for North American Aviation, Inc.
- before becoming an engineer at International Business Machines (IBM).
- His most acclaimed achievement is co-inventing along with John Lynott United States Patent 3,503,060, which is entitled “Direct Access Magnetic Disc Storage Device”.
- This invention is the claims modern-day hard disk drives.
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