Tom West
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Joseph Thomas "Tom" West III (22 November 1939 – 19 May 2011)[1] was the protagonist of the Pulitzer Prize winning non-fiction book The Soul of a New Machine.[2] West worked for Data General Corporation as a hardware engineer and vice president, retiring as Chief Technologist in 1998.
West died at the age of 71 in his Westport, Massachusetts home of an apparent heart attack.[3]
He is survived by two daughters, one of whom is Jessamyn West.[4]
His nephew, Christopher Schwarz, is a former editor of Popular Woodworking magazine, author of The Anarchist Toolchest, and co-founder of Lost Art Press.[5]
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Further reading
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Twenty-year retrospective of The Soul of a New Machine, with "where are they now?" segments on the people involved and on Data General.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1996 interview with West.
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