IBM: The Rise and Fall and Reinvention of a Global Icon, by James W. Cortada

Book of the week: Christopher Phelps assesses a bold but flawed history of one of America’s great corporations

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June 6, 2019

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June 13, 2019

Christopher Phelps

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Cutting edge: IBM invests heavily in new technologies, such as Frances Ross’ research into silicon nanowires at the company’s Thomas J. Watson Research Center in New York

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