The maverick and his machine
Subtitle: Thomas Watson, Sr. and the making of IBM
By: Kevin Maney.
Publisher: J. Wiley & Sons
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 535
First sentence: THOMAS JOHN WATSON BEGAN HIS LIFE AT AGE 40, after Dayton, Ohio, nearly ruined him.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 447-448) and index.
Table of contents: title: Maverick kindling; title: Lit by Flint; title: Mess spelled C-T-R; title: Bringing up baby IBM; title: Daring and luck; title: Friends, heroes, sycophants; title: Enemies and delusions; title: King and castle; title: Watson the second; title: Watson's war; title: Old man, new age; title: World conquest; title: Maverick and his humanity; title: Generations after.