Tom West

Tom West

Tom West (born 22 November 1939; full name Joseph Thomas West III) is the protagonist of the Pulitzer Prize winning non-fiction book "The Soul of a New Machine". He worked for Data General Corporation as a hardware engineer and vice president, retiring as Chief Technologist in 1998. He has two daughters, one of whom is Jessamyn West.

Quotes

"Not everything worth doing is worth doing well."

References

* Tracy Kidder, "The Soul of a New Machine" (Modern Library, 1997). ISBN 0-679-60261-5

External links

* [http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.12/soul.html "Wired" profile of Tom West]


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