David P. Bushnell | |
|---|---|
 Bushnell in late 1949 in Pasadena, holding a child. | |
| Born | David Pearsall Bushnell March 31, 1913 |
| Died | March 24, 2005 (aged 91) |
| Known for | Founder of Bushnell optics company |
David Pearsall Bushnell (1913–2005) was an American entrepreneur who founded the Bushnell optics company in 1948. Bushnell made precision binoculars affordable to middle-class Americans for the first time through a strategy of importing from manufacturers who provided optics to his patented specifications.