The maverick and his machine : Thomas Watson, Sr., and the making of IBM / Kevin Maney.

Author/creator Maney, Kevin, 1960-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : J. Wiley & Sons, ©2003.
Descriptionxxv, 485 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents Maverick kindling -- Lit by Flint -- Mess spelled C-T-R -- Bringing up baby IBM -- Daring and luck -- Friends, heroes, sycophants -- Enemies and delusions -- King and castle -- Watson the second -- Watson's war -- Old man, new age -- World conquest -- Maverick and his humanity -- Generations after.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 447-448) and index.
LCCN 2002014047
ISBN0471414638 (cloth : alk. paper)

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