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Alan Shugart
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| Born | September 27, 1930 Los Angeles, California, US
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| Died | December 12, 2006 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Redlands (B.S., 1951) |
| Occupation | Engineer and entrepreneur |
| Known for | Disk storage pioneer Founder of Shugart Associates and Seagate Technology |
| Title | CEO of Seagate Technology |
| Successor | Stephen J. Luczo |
Alan Field Shugart (September 27, 1930 – December 12, 2006) was an American engineer and business leader. He helped create the modern computer disk drive industry. He also founded two important companies: Shugart Associates and Seagate Technology.
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Life and Education
Alan Shugart was born in Los Angeles, California. He went to the University of Redlands. There, he earned a degree in engineering physics in 1951.
He passed away on December 12, 2006. This happened in Monterey, California, due to problems from heart surgery.
Building the Disk Drive Industry
Early Career at IBM
Shugart started his career in 1951 at IBM. He worked as a field engineer. In 1955, he moved to the IBM San Jose laboratory. There, he worked on the IBM 305 RAMAC, an early computer.
He became the manager for disk storage products. These products were very important and profitable for IBM. A team reporting to Shugart even invented the floppy disk.
Innovations at Memorex
In 1969, Shugart joined Memorex. He became the Vice President of their Equipment Division. His team developed new disk storage systems.
They also created the Memorex 650. This was one of the first floppy disk drives available for sale.
Founding New Companies
Shugart founded Shugart Associates in February 1973. He later left the company in 1974. This company was later bought by Xerox.
In 1979, he and Finis Conner started a new company called Shugart Technology. Its name soon changed to Seagate Technology.
Leading Seagate Technology
As CEO, Alan Shugart helped Seagate become very successful. It grew into the world's largest independent maker of disk drives. He resigned from Seagate in July 1998.
Awards and Recognition
Alan Shugart received several awards for his work. In 1997, he got the IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award.
In 2005, he was honored by the Computer History Museum. He was made a Fellow for his lifetime contributions. These contributions helped create the modern disk drive industry.
See also
In Spanish: Alan Shugart para niños
