The first complete look at the life and times of the father of the technological revolution; The Maverick and His Machine; Thomas Watson, Sr. and the Making of IBM -- By Kevin Maney; To be published by John Wiley on 5th June GBP19.99 Hardback.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-12 May 2003-WILEY: The first complete look at the life and times of the father of the technological revolution; The Maverick and His Machine; Thomas Watson, Sr. and the Making of IBM -- By Kevin Maney; To be published by John Wiley on 5th June GBP19.99 Hardback(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Heralded in the 1930s as the first celebrity CEO, Thomas Watson, Sr. remains an enigma to this day. In this new biography, The Maverick and His Machine, Kevin Maney dispels the ample myths about Watson while portraying a daring, complex ...

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