Bill Lear
American inventor and businessman
William Powell Lear was an American inventor and businessman. He is best known for founding Learjet, a manufacturer of business jets. He also invented the battery eliminator for the B battery and developed the car radio and the 8-track cartridge,... Wikipedia
Born: June 26, 1902, Hannibal, MO
Died: May 14, 1978 (age 75 years), Reno, NV
Children: John Olsen Lear, Shanda Lear, William Lear, Jr., and more
Parents: Ruben Marion Lear and Gertrude Elizabeth Powell Lear
Spouse: Moya Lear (m. 1942–1978)
Education: Englewood Technical Prep Academy and Central High School
Awards: Collier Trophy (1949) and Elliott Cresson Medal (1972)