David H. Shepard
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David Hammond Shepard (September 30, 1923 – November 24, 2007) was a prolific American inventor, who invented amongst other things, the first optical character recognition device. He also invented the familiar Farrington B numeric font used on credit cards. [1]
Shepard was born in Milwaukee. His father died when he was 2 and his mother when he was 10. His guardian was Laurens Hammond who was famous for inventing the Hammond organ.[1]
Shepard died in San Diego of bronchiectasis on November 24, 2007, at the age of 84.[1]
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- LOW OUTPUT IMPEDANCE FEEDBACK POWER AMPLIFIER
- Power generation from high altitude winds
- Time interval marking apparatus
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