Jerry Dale Merryman (June 17, 1932 – February 27, 2019) was an American electrical engineer and inventor.

[1][2] With Jack Kilby and James Van Tassel, he invented the hand-held calculator in 1965.

"[3] Merryman retired as an engineer for Texas Instruments in 1994 but continued to work for them as a consultant.

He first married Vernette Posey, followed by Sally Simon, and finally Phyllis Lee.

[1] Merryman died of heart and kidney failure on February 27, 2019, in Dallas, Texas, at age 86.