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Reynold B. Johnson

Also Known As Rey Johnson
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Reynold Benjamin Johnson (July 16, 1906 - September 15, 1998) was an American inventor and computer pioneer, a long-time IBM employee said to be the father of the hard disk drive, with other inventions including automatic test scoring equipment and the videocassette tape.

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Birth Year
1906 1
Birth Date
1906-07-16 1
Death Year
1998 1
Death Date
1998-09-15 1
Nationality
American 1
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1. Reynold B. Johnson - Wikipedia
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    Reynold Benjamin Johnson (July 16, 1906 - September 15, 1998) was an American inventor and computer pioneer.
  • Lead paragraph, opening sentence (birth year)
    Reynold Benjamin Johnson (July 16, 1906 - September 15, 1998) was an American inventor and computer pioneer.
  • Lead paragraph, opening sentence (death date)
    Reynold Benjamin Johnson (July 16, 1906 - September 15, 1998) was an American inventor and computer pioneer.
  • Lead paragraph, opening sentence (death year)
    Reynold Benjamin Johnson (July 16, 1906 - September 15, 1998) was an American inventor and computer pioneer.
  • Lead paragraph, opening sentence (nationality clause)
    Reynold Benjamin Johnson (July 16, 1906 - September 15, 1998) was an American inventor and computer pioneer.
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    Other name: Rey Johnson
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