Tom West

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Tom West (born 22 November 1939; full name Joseph Thomas West III) is the protagonist of the Pulitzer Prize winning 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.

[edit] Quotes

"Not everything worth doing is worth doing well."

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links

• Wired profile of Tom West