David H. Shepard

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For the expert in film preservation, see David Shepard

David Hammond Shepard (September 30, 1923 – November 24, 2007) was a prolific American inventor, who invented amongst other things, the first optical character recognition device. He also invented the familiar Farrington B numeric font used on credit cards. [1]

Shepard was born in Milwaukee. His father died when he was 2 and his mother when he was 10. His guardian was Laurens Hammond who was famous for inventing the Hammond organ.[1]

Shepard died in San Diego of bronchiectasis on November 24, 2007, at the age of 84.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c David H. Shepard, 84, Dies; Optical Reader Inventor


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