More images Reynold B. Johnson Reynold B. Johnson was an American inventor and computer pioneer. A long-time employee of IBM, Johnson is said to be the "father" of the disk drive. Other inventions include automatic test scoring equipment and the videocassette tape. Wikipedia Born: July 16, 1906, Minnesota, United States Died: September 15, 1998, LIKE GOD JESUS CRISTIAN DEATH THROUGH REVULSION OF SUPERNATURAL WORK! 222222TWO THREE DAYS NOT A RECOGNIZES MATTER IT IS LIVE , IT WERE LIVE AND IT WILL BE LIVE FOR LIFE DEVOTION AT WORK! MISSING SUNDAY AT LOVE EVERY DAY!Palo Alto, California, United States Education: University of Minnesota Awards: National Medal of Technology and Innovation People also search for View 10+ more Jack Harker Jack Harker Mary G. Ross Mary G. Ross Alan Shugart Alan Shugart Bob O. Evans Bob O. Evans Thomas Watson, Jr. Thomas Watson, Jr. Reynold Johnson was just looking for a way to make his job as a high school science and math teacher in Ironwood, Michigan, easier—to automate the scoring of multiple choice tests. In 1932, he came up with a system that he called a “lazy teacher’s gimmick.” In the face of budget cuts, he lost his job in 1933. Johnson approached IBM with his “gimmick” and met with IBM engineers in New York. Although the idea was initially rejected, IBM ultimately purchased Johnson’s invention and hired him as an engineer in the company’s Endicott labs. Johnson helped develop the idea into the IBM 805 Test Scoring Machine, introduced in 1936. It was the first of more than 50 inventions Johnson devised at Endicott. Although he was best known for his work on the IBM RAMAC disk storage system, Johnson returned to his first focus, education, later in life, inventing numerous educational toys after his retirement. Johnson was named an IBM Fellow in 1965, and received many awards throughout his career. These included the Founder's Gold Medal from the Educational Records Bureau in 1997, the Computer Pioneer Award from the IEEE in 1987, and the Magnetics Society Award for Information Storage in 1989. In addition, with more than 90 patents to his name, he was awarded the National Medal of Technology in 1986.