The Greatest Capitalist Who Ever Lived: Tom Watson Jr. and the Epic Story of How IBM Created the Digital Age
Compelling ... About the challenges of corporate and family succession, an essential topic given that IBM itself was the father figure to most of the computing and tech industry.
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Although the lead author is Watson’s grandson, the authors do not shy away from unflattering details about their subject’s personality and private life. But neither do they offer much insight into his character, or go beyond psychology and business-management clichés in describing the lessons he learned from his personal struggles ... Perhaps Watson fails to emerge as a full-fledged character because he did not have much of a character.
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Briskly told ... As Watson Jr.’s grandson, McElvenny offers an insider’s assessment of familial dynamics, drawn from interviews and private papers. Most notable, the authors go further than most scholars have in portraying the son’s embrace of computers as a repudiation of his father.
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