IBM THINK Magazine
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Date Published: June 4, 2021
Date Modified: April 6, 2025 |
THINK Magazine: 1935 to 1970
THINK Magazine was published from June 1935 through almost the turn of the century. Through December 1970 it was an external publication distributed at no charge to an external audience but especially for customers. It rarely had information about IBM (some authors have written that it "never" had advertising but this is inaccurate as early issues of the magazine did have advertising) but was rather a publication devoted to creativity and was an eclectic collection of different articles by recognized authors, artists, educators and business people of the time.
The type, diversity and range of thoughts covered in this magazine serve as the ultimate tribute to Mr. Watson's oft used and repeated word, "THINK." Until the time of Watson Sr.'s death, every magazine began with his editorial. The article below "Introducing 'THINK'" was his introduction to the magazine in June 1935.
Thomas J. Watson Sr. wrote 253 continuous editorials for each of the THINK Magazines until his death in 1956, when a special issue was released honoring his memory: the July-August-September 1956 issue. I have collected these editorials of Thomas J. Watson Sr. and republished them as a book--with IBM's permission, as "THINK Again!: Ideas and High Ideals for the 21st Century." The Preface, Introduction and Prologue for this anthology of Thomas J. Watson Sr.'s thoughts can be found at this link:
"THINK Again!: Ideas and High Ideals for the 21st Century."
The type, diversity and range of thoughts covered in this magazine serve as the ultimate tribute to Mr. Watson's oft used and repeated word, "THINK." Until the time of Watson Sr.'s death, every magazine began with his editorial. The article below "Introducing 'THINK'" was his introduction to the magazine in June 1935.
Thomas J. Watson Sr. wrote 253 continuous editorials for each of the THINK Magazines until his death in 1956, when a special issue was released honoring his memory: the July-August-September 1956 issue. I have collected these editorials of Thomas J. Watson Sr. and republished them as a book--with IBM's permission, as "THINK Again!: Ideas and High Ideals for the 21st Century." The Preface, Introduction and Prologue for this anthology of Thomas J. Watson Sr.'s thoughts can be found at this link:
"THINK Again!: Ideas and High Ideals for the 21st Century."
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These are images from the first issue of THINK Magazine in June 1935: Front Cover, Columbus, and Watson's Editorial.
THINK Magazine: 1971 to 1999
THINK Magazine in January 1971 was combined with IBM's internal magazine Business Machines (formerly IBM Business Machines Newspaper). Effective with this issue, the merged publication was distributed to employees only; the outside circulation of THINK was discontinued. The combined publication, named THINK, carried articles about the business, but, at times, also articles about other subjects, as the former THINK Magazine did for 36 years. This is apparent in the article below when four scholars share their thoughts on the coming machine age: The Object of Human Invention Is To Make Us Humane.
The last THINK Magazine that this author has been able to obtain was THINK Magazine, Volume 65, Number 1, published in January of 1999.
If anyone knows when and can document when the last THINK Magazine was published, let us know!
The last THINK Magazine that this author has been able to obtain was THINK Magazine, Volume 65, Number 1, published in January of 1999.
If anyone knows when and can document when the last THINK Magazine was published, let us know!
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