Bill Lear

Bill Lear
Bill Lear
Born	June 26, 1902; Hannibal, Missouri, U.S.
Died	May 14, 1978 (aged 75); Reno, Nevada, US
Occupation(s)	Engineer, inventor
Known for	Car radio, 8-track tape, Learjet
Spouses	Ethel Peterson; Madeline Murphy (m. 1926); Margret Radell; Moya Olsen (m. 1941);
Children	7 including John Olsen Lear
Awards	Collier Trophy (1949); Horatio Alger Award (1954); Elliott Cresson Medal (1972);

William Powell Lear (June 26, 1902 – May 14, 1978) 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, an audio tape system.^[1] Throughout his career of 46 years, Lear received over 140 patents.^[2]

^ Stim and Pressman 2007, p. 20.
^ Brittain, J.E. (December 2003). "William P. Lear and his contributions to radio and aviation". Proceedings of the IEEE. 91 (12): 2068–2069. doi:10.1109/jproc.2003.819609.

[patent_pending-1] Stim and Pressman 2007, p. 20.

[ReferenceA-2] Brittain, J.E. (December 2003). "William P. Lear and his contributions to radio and aviation". Proceedings of the IEEE. 91 (12): 2068–2069. doi:10.1109/jproc.2003.819609.

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Bill Lear

Born	(1902-06-26)June 26, 1902 Hannibal, Missouri, U.S.
Died	May 14, 1978(1978-05-14) (aged 75) Reno, Nevada, US
Occupation(s)	Engineer, inventor
Known for	Car radio, 8-track tape, Learjet
Spouses	Ethel Peterson Madeline Murphy (m. 1926) Margret Radell Moya Olsen (m. 1941)
Children	7 including John Olsen Lear
Awards	Collier Trophy (1949) Horatio Alger Award (1954) Elliott Cresson Medal (1972)