Alan Shugart
Engineer and entrepreneur, co-founded Seagate
Born
1930
95 years ago
Died
December 12th, 2006
18 years ago — 76 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United States
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An engineer and businessman co-founded Seagate Technology, a major company in data storage solutions. Under leadership, Seagate developed technologies significant in the hard disk drive market. Contributions included driving innovation in storage capacity and performance, establishing the company as a leader in the field. Helped in the transition from floppy disks to hard drives, playing a key role in the evolution of personal computing.
Co-founded Seagate Technology
Pioneered innovations in hard disk drives
Led transition from floppy to hard disk technology
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