1911年IBM前身“计算、制表和记录公司”(ComputingTabulating and RecordingCompany,即C-T-R)于1911年6月16日在纽约成立。当时拥有1,300名员工,专业从事打孔卡、商用量器和钟表业务。1914年托马斯·沃森(ThomasWatson)加入公司。同年,公司雇用了第一名残疾员工,这是在《美国残障人法案》发布前76年的事情。第二年,托马斯·沃森被任命为总裁。 1911 IBM predecessor, “computing, watchmaking and recording company” (ComputerTabulating and RecordingCompany, or C-T-R) was June 16, 1911 in New York. At the time, it had 1,300 employees and specializes in punch cards, commercial gauges and watches. 1914 Thomas Watson joins the company. In the same year, the company hired its first handicapped employee, which was 76 years prior to the publication of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The following year, Thomas Watson was appointed president.