Patrick E. Haggerty

Patrick Eugene Haggerty
Born	(1914-03-17)March 17, 1914 Harvey, North Dakota, US
Died	October 1, 1980(1980-10-01) (aged 66) Dallas, Texas, US
Alma mater	Marquette University (BS)
Spouse	Beatrice
Children	5
Awards	IEEE Founders Medal (1968) IRI Medal (1969) John Fritz Medal (1971)
Scientific career
Institutions	Geophysical Service Inc., Texas Instruments

Patrick Eugene Haggerty (17 March 1914 – 1 October 1980) was an American engineer and businessman. He was a co-founder and former president and chairman of Texas Instruments, Incorporated (TI). Under his leadership, the company grew from a small Texas oil exploration company into a global leader in the semiconductor industry. During his tenure, TI invested in transistors when their commercial value was still much in question, created the first silicon transistor, the first commercial transistor radio, the first integrated circuit, and helped develop and produce the first single chip microprocessor.^[1]