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Sherman Mills Fairchild (April 7, 1896 – March 28, 1971) was an American businessman and investor who founded over 70 companies, including Fairchild Aviation, Fairchild Industries, and Fairchild Camera and Instrument.
Oct 20, 2017 · Sherman Fairchild was a visionary inventor, aviation pioneer and IBM heir who founded Fairchild Camera and Instrument. Learn about his achievements in aerial photography, semiconductors and more in this article by Anthony Brandt.
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Mar 29, 1971 · Sherman Mills Fairchild, a restless inventor with the imag ination and personal wealth to develop major industries from his ideas, died yesterday in Roosevelt Hospital after a long illness. He...
Jan 12, 2009 · Learn about Sherman Fairchild, the aerial survey pioneer who invented the first enclosed cabin and folding wings for his aircraft. See his stunning photos of cities, landscapes, and landmarks from the sky.
The Sherman Fairchild Foundation, founded in 1955, is a charitable foundation of Sherman Fairchild, [1] founder and chairman of the Fairchild Corporations. Sherman Mills Fairchild formed two charitable foundations, the Fairchild Foundation and the Sherman Fairchild Foundation during his lifetime.
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Dec 20, 2016 · With funding from East Coast industrialist Sherman Fairchild of Fairchild Camera & Instrument Corp., the founding group developed an improved silicon transistor that found immediate application in aerospace and military defense systems. A symbolic contract signed by the Fairchild founders and bankers on September 19, 1957.
Looking for funding on their own project, they turned to Sherman Fairchild's Fairchild Camera and Instrument, an Eastern U.S. company with considerable military contracts. In 1957 the Fairchild Semiconductor division was started with plans to make silicon transistors at a time when germanium was still the most common material for semiconductor use.
