| 词条 | Tom West |
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| image = Tom_West_2009.jpg | image_size = 187px | caption = West at home in Westport MA | birth_name=Joseph Thomas West | birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1939|11|22}} | death_date = {{Death date|mf=yes|2011|05|19}} | birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S. | alma_mater = Amherst College, B.A. 1962 | children= 2 }} 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, Katherine West and librarian 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] References1. ^{{cite news|title=J. Thomas West 71, of Westport|url=http://www.eastbayri.com/detail/143345.html|accessdate=20 May 2011|newspaper=eastbayri.com|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525064841/http://www.eastbayri.com/detail/143345.html|archivedate=25 May 2011|df=}} 2. ^{{cite book|last=Kidder|first=Tracy|title=The Soul of a New Machine|year=1981 |origyear=1997|publisher=Modern Library|isbn=978-0-316-49170-9}} 3. ^{{cite news|last=Marquard|first=Bryan|title=Tom West; engineer was the soul of Data General’s new machine|url=http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2011/05/22/tom_west_engineer_was_the_soul_of_data_generals_new_machine/?page=full|accessdate=22 May 2011|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=22 May 2011}} 4. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/28/business/28west.html?ref=deathsobituaries|title=Tom West Dies at 71; Was the Computer Engineer Incarnate|author=Paul Vitello|work=The New York Times|date=May 27, 2011}} 5. ^{{cite web | title = An Interview with Chris Schwarz | url = https://hocktools.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/an-interview-with-chris-schwarz}} Further reading
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