Thomas John Watson, Sr.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1874
- Died
- 1956
- Works
- 9
Top works
- The Inter-American commercial arbitration commission
- As a man thinks
- Education and world peace
- O Novo Presidente do Brasil
- Visita del excelentísimo señor don Gabriel González Videla, Presidente de la República de Chile, a los Estados Unidos de América, 12 de abril-3 de mayo de 1950
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 199,603x
- Analysis of Relative Gene Expression Data Using Real-Time Quantitative PCR and the 2−ΔΔCT Method
· 2001 · cited 160,293x
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 75,924x
- U-Net: Convolutional Networks for Biomedical Image Segmentation
· 2015 · cited 57,043x
- STAR: ultrafast universal RNA-seq aligner
· 2012 · cited 49,394x
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Key facts
- Born
- Thomas John Watson , ( 1874-02-17 ) February 17, 1874, Campbell, New York , U.S.
- Died
- June 19, 1956 (1956-06-19) (aged 82), Manhattan , New York City, U.S.
- Occupations
- Chairman and CEO of IBM 1914–1956
- Spouse
- Jeanette M. Kittredge ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1913 )
- Children
- 4, including Thomas Watson Jr. and Arthur K. Watson
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Key dates
- Born
- 17 February 1874
- Died
- 19 June 1956
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Family name
- Watson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Campbell
- Place of death
- New York City
- Child
- Arthur K. Watson
- Occupation
- chief executive officer
- Educated at
- Columbia University
Article
Thomas John Watson Sr. (February 17, 1874 – June 19, 1956) was an American businessman who was the chairman and CEO of IBM. He oversaw the company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956. Watson developed IBM's management style and corporate culture from John Henry Patterson's training at NCR. He turned the company into a highly effective selling organization, based largely on punched card tabulating machines.
Watson authorized providing Nazi Germany with data processing solutions and involved IBM in cooperation throughout the 1930s and until the end of World War II, profiting from both the German and American war efforts. A leading self-made industrialist, he was one of the richest men of his time when he died in 1956.
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