Thomas J. Watson

Thomas J. Watson (1874 - 1956) American industrialist, founder of IBM

Misattributed

• "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."
  • (often dated to 1943, but occasion and context are unknown). There is no evidence of the quote until it surfaced on Usenet in the 1980s. It is likely fabricated. See the wikipedia article for details.