Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,898,406,110 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Thomas J. Watson, Sr.
(redirected from Watson, Tom)

    Also found in: Encyclopedia 0.01 sec.
Thomas J. Watson, Sr.
A salesman who served as president of IBM from 1914 to 1956. He began by selling organs and pianos to farmers in New York in the 1890s. He became interested in selling for technology companies when he purchased a cash register for his butcher shop. As head of IBM, he cornered 90% of the market for tabulating machines in the United States. During his tenure, IBM also began research into what became analog computers. He lived from 1874 to 1956.
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Financial browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
FOOTBALL: Below - back row, left to right: Jim Carroll, Gordon Surtees, George Jeffries, Fred Watson, Tom Daley, Len Quinn.
THIS picture of Port Clarence [...] by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
1]s biggest names, including Tom Watson, Tom Kite, Mark O'Meara, Billy Casper, Lee Trevino, Gary Player, Nick Price, Tom Lehman and Jay Haas.
Destination News - Car Rental by Airguide Online
If these football pioneers could come back and see the modern game they would get a shock FAMILY MEMBERS CAN CONTRIBUTE THE authors are keen to contact family members of North East pioneering football individuals like Charles Cumberlege, Frank and Philip Messant, Edward Simpson, A J Harrison, J E Evans, W L Hitchcock, S N and T O Challoner, James Philips, Alec Peters, William Simms, R S Bain, G M Blake, J S Watson, Tom Hoban, and the Waggott and Wardropper families.
Meet the pioneers of a 130-year craze; North East's love of football ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
Financial Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.