Building IBM tells the story of that company--how it was formed, how it grew, and how it shaped and dominated the information processing industry. Emerson Pugh presents substantial new material about the company in the period before 1945 as well as a new interpretation of the postwar era.
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Building IBM tells the story of that company--how it was formed, how it grew, and how it shaped and dominated the information processing industry. Emerson Pugh presents substantial new material about the company in the period before 1945 as well as a new interpretation of the postwar era.
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Good. Exact ISBN match. Immediate shipping. No funny business. Pics available upon request. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 405 p. History of Computing.
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Textual photos & tables. Minor rubbing, VG., dustwrapper. 24x16cm, xvi, 405 pp. Contents: Hollerith: Inventor & Entrepreneur; Origins of IBM; Watson: A Man with a Mission; Building an Engineering Organization; Responding to the Great Depression; Support for Academic Research; Research for Patents &Devices; World War II Activities; Future Demands; Preparing for Peace; Government-Funded Competition; IBM's Initial Response; Watson, Jr. Takes Charge; Programming Computers; An Air Defense System; Chasing New Technologies; Legacy; Gambling on System; Commitment & Delivery; Onrush of Technology; Demands of the Future.