• DocumentCode
    1524383
  • Title

    IBM Research Laboratory Zurich: the early years

  • Author

    Speiser, Ambros P.

  • Author_Institution
    Sonnhalde 9, Baden, Switzerland
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1998
  • Firstpage
    15
  • Lastpage
    28
  • Abstract
    IBM hired the author in 1955 as the director of its newly established Zurich research laboratory in Switzerland, which at that time had no staff, no offices, and no laboratories. The author hired staff, leased offices, and later directed the construction of IBM´s permanent research building in Switzerland. He left IBM in 1966, having personally recruited or approved of recruiting about 100 employees. He describes his experiences over the years while working for IBM
  • Keywords
    DP industry; IBM computers; history; personnel; research and development management; IBM Research Laboratory Zurich; Switzerland; employees; permanent research building; recruitment; staff; Autobiographies; Buildings; Decision support systems; Fiber reinforced plastics; Laboratories; Recruitment; Virtual reality;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1058-6180
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/85.646205
  • Filename
    646205
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1524383