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Palm pilot invented

chris | December 21, 1996

Jeffrey C. Hawkins with Professor Robert Constable

Jeffrey C. Hawkins (Electrical Engineering, B.S., 1979) invented the Palm Pilot, one of the first successful handheld personal digital assistant devices. The Palm Pilot’s form and function impacted the design of future smartphones. He is pictured here with Professor Robert Constable.

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