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Martin King (inventor)
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Martin (Towle) King (5 April 1950 – 15 September 2010) was an inventor and entrepreneur based in Seattle, WA, United States.
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He was one of the creators of the T9 Predictive Text Entry system and founders of Tegic, the company that developed it.
Martin went on to found or co-found several companies and other organisations, including:
- Ndiyo
- Newnham Research (now DisplayLink)
- Exbiblio
Martin King died in September 2010 at the age of 60, at his home on Vashon Island.
Obituaries include those found at:
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