The First
50 Years
50 Years
Founded in New York City in 1911, IBM began operations as this company.
What is Computing-Tabulating-Record Company (CTR)?
What is 100,000?
Married to Bill Gates, his wife interned at IBM before taking a job to work at this tech start up.
Who is Melinda Gates?
In May 2020, this former IBM CEO joined the J.P. Morgan Board of Directors.
Who is Ginni Rometty?
This gentleman became the first CEO in 1914 and remained in this position for 42 years.
Who is Thomas J. Watson?
In 1915, the company founder, Thomas J. Watson coined this famous motto.
What is "THINK"?
In 1981, IBM signs a deal with a then start up to put the former's operating system on IBM computers.
What is Microsoft?
Apple's current CEO spent 12 years at IBM before moving going to work for Steve Jobs.
Who is Tim Cook?
Currently an IBM Senior Vice President and chairs the Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability and Goverance Committee for Nike Inc.
Who is Michelle Peluso?
In 1993, this CEO reversed the plan to split IBM into autonomous business units (processor, storage, software, services printers) keeping the company intact.
Who is Louis Gersner?
Gerstner reversed this plan, realizing from his previous experiences at RJR and American Express that there remained a vital need for a broad-based information technology integrator.
In 1935, IBM creates the punch card machine to help with this massive government program requiring record keeping for tens of millions of Americans.
What is Social Security.
In 1991, IBM's board approves a new strategy to become a world-class ______ company.
What is a "services company"?
Craig Newmark founded this famous online market place after being a programmer at IBM out of college.
What is Craigslist
Since 2006, this former IBM CEO has been on the ExxonMobil Board of Directors.
Who is Sam Palmisano?
This former IBM CEO started their career working for General Motors in 1979 and would stay for about 2 years.
Who is Ginni Rometty?
In 1939 IBM sponsors art at this global event.
What is the World's Fair?
In 1997, IBM Deep Blue beats Garry Kasparaov world champion in this game after just 19 moves.
What is Chess?
This company was founded by 5 fomer IBM employees and now has a market value of $128 billion - the most valuable German company.
What is SAP?
This long time IBMer and SVP is currently the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Union College and a member of RPI's Board of Trustees.
Who is Dr. John Kelly?
This former CEO joined IBM after serving in the US Navy as a jet pilot.
Who is John Akers?
In 1944 with Harvard, IBM co-develops this machine aka Mark I to be used by the Navy to calculate gun trajectories.
What is the computer (Automated Sequence Controlled Calculator)?
IBM turns 100 and celebrates by having the Watson computing platform destroy the human competition in this game.
What is Jeopardy?
This legendary graphic designer sketched the "8-bar" IBM logo as well as the logos for ABC and UPS.
Who is Paul Rand?
This former IBM CFO is a current board member of Vanguard, managing more money then any other investment house (6 Trillion Dollars!).
Who is Mark Loughridge?
A mathematician and Harvard graduate, this IBM CEO had the shortest tenure of just 3 years.
Who is Vincent Learson? (1971 -1973)