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Obituary:) John Diebold, as in, Yes, That Company

Danny Burstein (dannyb@panix.com)
Mon, 26 Dec 2005 23:11:24 -0500

" John Diebold, a Visionary of the Computer Age, Is Dead at 79"
By JENNIFER BAYOT December 27, 2005

" John Diebold, a visionary thinker whose early and persistent
promotion of computers and other far-reaching innovations helped shape
industrial development in America and beyond, died yesterday at his
home in Bedford Hills, N.Y. He was 79.

" The cause was esophageal cancer, said his nephew, also named John
Diebold.

" Mr. Diebold, who held degrees in business and engineering, was an
evangelist of the future. In 1952, at a time when computers weighed
five tons, his book "Automation" described how programmable devices
could change the day-to-day operations of all kinds of businesses ...

rest at:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/27/nyregion/27diebold.html

Oh, one more point from the clip:

" Mr. Diebold (pronounced DEE-bold).... "

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