Singleton, Henry Earl

Singleton, Henry Earl
▪ 2000

      American engineer who was the cofounder of the semiconductor maker Teledyne Inc., guided it in its growth into a hundred-company conglomerate, and invested in other enterprises; he was one of the 400 richest people in the U.S. (b. Nov. 27, 1916, Haslet, Texas—d. Aug. 31, 1999, Los Angeles, Calif.).

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