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