Mason Lamar Williams
Mason Lamar Williams | |
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Mason L. Williams in 2005 | |
| Born | January 20, 1943 |
| Died | June 28, 2021 (aged 78) |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California, California Institute of Technology |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, Physicist |
| Spouse | Phyllis A. Worthington |
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Mason Lamar Williams III (January 20, 1943 – June 28, 2021) was an engineer and physicist, noted for his contributions in the areas of magnetic recording and data storage on hard disk drives (HDD). A large part of his career was with the IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California. After retiring, Williams played a major role in the restoration and demonstration of the IBM RAMAC at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California