Harry Bates Thayer Quotes
It is easy to fool yourself. It is possible to fool the people you work for. It is more difficult to fool the people you work with. But it is almost impossible to fool the people who work under you.
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Birth: | 1858 |
Death: | 1936 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Businessman |
Harry Bates Thayer was an American businessman. He graduated in 1879. He designed an electrical punch card machine in 1887 at Dartmouth College. In 1909 he was president of Western Electric Company and vice-president at AT&T, American Telephone & Telegraph. From 1937 until 2011 the primary dining facility at Dartmouth College was named Thayer Hall in honor of his service to the College, which included serving on the Board of Trustees.
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