William Goddard
William Arthur Goddard was a pioneering American mechanical engineer and research scientist, primarily known for his instrumental role in the invention of the hard disk drive (HDD) at IBM in the 1950s. As a key member of the team that developed the IBM 305 RAMAC (Random Access Method of…
Key facts
- Role
- Mechanical Engineer, Inventor, Research Scientist
- Nationality
- American
- Born
- 1916
- Died
- 2011