Tom West, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American computer hardware engineer
Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1939
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Death: 19-May-2011
Profession: engineer
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Tom West
- Joseph Thomas "Tom" West III (22 November 1939 – 19 May 2011) was the protagonist of the Pulitzer Prize winning non-fiction book The Soul of a New Machine.
- 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.
- He is survived by two daughters, Katherine West and librarian Jessamyn West.
- His nephew, Christopher Schwarz, is a former editor of Popular Woodworking magazine, author of The Anarchist Toolchest, and co-founder of Lost Art Press.
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