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Thomas John Watson Sr. (February 17, 1874 – June 19, 1956) was an American businessman who was the chairman and CEO of IBM. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He oversaw the company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956.
Just like Watson AI computer with the similar name, Watsonx was named after Thomas J. Watson, IBM's founder and first CEO. [1] On February 13, 2024, Anaconda partnered with IBM to embed its open-source Python packages into Watsonx. [7] Watsonx is currently used at ESPN's Fantasy Football App for managing players' performance. [8]
Thomas John Watson Jr. (January 14, 1914 – December 31, 1993) was an American businessman, diplomat, Army Air Forces pilot, and philanthropist. The son of IBM Corporation founder Thomas J. Watson, he was the second IBM president (1952–71), the 11th national president of the Boy Scouts of America (1964–68), and the 16th United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1979–81).
An aerial satellite view of the center's main building. The center, headquarters of IBM's Research division, is named for both Thomas J. Watson, Sr. and Thomas Watson, Jr., who led IBM as president and CEO, respectively, from 1915 when it was known as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company, to 1971.
The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship is a grant that enables graduating seniors to pursue a year of independent study outside the United States. [6] 1968 was the Fellowship's first year, providing graduates with a year to "explore with thoroughness a particular interest, test their aspirations and abilities, view their lives and American society in greater perspective and, concomitantly, develop a ...
The following is a chronological list of people who have served as chief executive officer of IBM, an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York.
IBM Watson is a computer system capable of answering questions posed in natural language. [1] It was developed as a part of IBM's DeepQA project by a research team, led by principal investigator David Ferrucci. [2] Watson was named after IBM's founder and first CEO, industrialist Thomas J. Watson. [3] [4]
Starting July, 2024, Wendy J. Schiller, Alison S. Ressler Professor of Political Science, Public & International Affairs and Director of the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy will take over as interim Director of the new Watson School. [1]