Today we remember David Packard (9DRV) on his birthday (born September 7, 1912, in Pueblo, Colorado).
Packard was the co-founder and a longtime executive officer of Hewlett-Packard Company. Packard was a gifted electrical engineer. He built his first radio while still in elementary school and earned his amateur radio ticket while in high school.
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David Packard |