Thomas J. Watson, Jr.
Thomas John Watson, Jr. (born January 14, 1914 in Dayton , Ohio , † December 31, 1993 ) was head of IBM from 1952 to 1971.
He was the eldest son of Thomas J. Watson . Watson brought about the beginning of IBM's involvement in the mainframe market. The main competitor was Remington Rand . He was also the United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1979 to 1981 .
In 1960 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . The American Philosophical Society , of which he had been a member since 1984, awarded him their Benjamin Franklin Medal for Distinguished Public Service in 1988 .
The headquarters of IBM research is named after him and his father Thomas J. Watson Research Center .
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| SURNAME | Watson, Thomas J. Jr. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Watson, Thomas John junior (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American manager, head of IBM (1952–1971) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dayton , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 31, 1993 |