Hardcover First Ed. Biography; Thomas J. Watson; IBM; History; The story of how father and son together built the colossus that is IBM. (468 Pgs.) Beautiful Pictorial DJ, VVG / VVG.

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Title

Father Son & Co. : My Life At IBM and Beyond

Publisher

Bantam Books, NY 1990

Publication Date

1990

Language

English

ISBN 10

0553070118

ISBN 13

9780553070118

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Dust Jacket Condition

Dust Jacket Included

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The former CEO for IBM details his father's initial creation of the company, IBM's first foray into computers, and his own career with the company

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Watson describes the origin and development of IBM from the perspective of his own personal development and growth. His relationship with his father, founder of IBM, was stormy, he says, due to his own strong temper and his father's equally strong ego. Watson's descriptions of business dealings are not as technical as those in Emerson W. Pugh's Memories That Shaped an Industry ( LJ 6/1/84) nor as theoretical as Lou Mobley and Kate McKeown's Beyond IBM ( LJ 1/89). Rather, he discusses them by describing the personalities brought in to deal with problems and the ensuing clashes, successes, disasters, etc. He also briefly covers his heart attack in 1970, his departure from IBM, and his tenure as ambassador to the Soviet Union under Jimmy Carter. This book should have wide appeal given the breadth of Watson's activities.
- Hilary D. Burton, Lawrence Livermore National Lab., Livermore, Cal.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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