American Made Hero!
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Ralph Gomory
... selected as an American Made Hero!
- Former Senior Vice President of Science and Technology at IBM.
- President Emeritus of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
- Recipient of the National Medal of Science.
- Former Professor at Princeton University.
- Member of the National Academy of Science.
- Member of the National Academy of Enginerring.
- Member of the American Philosophical Society.
His clear views on the historical and present importance of domestic manufacturing has earned Mr. Gromoy membership in
AmericanMadeHeroes.com!
My Gomery was for almost 20 years the head of the research effort of a
major international corporation, (IBM), for the last 17 years as the head of a major
foundation (Alfred P. Sloan) deeply interested in science and technology. In addition, for
almost my entire adult life, I have been active as an individual researcher first in
mathematics and more recently in economics.
Professor Gomory�s research interests include studies of the nature of technology and product development, and models of international trade that include technological change and economies of scale. He has contributed extensively to the mathematical fields of linear and integer programming. He co-authored the MIT Press book, Global Trade and Conflicting National Interests with NYU Stern Professor William Baumol.
In this new era of globalization the interests of companies and countries have diverged. In contrast with the past, what is
good for America�s global corporations is no longer necessarily good for the American people.
Below is Mr. Gomory's quote from this April 2010 article titled "China�s Industrial Policies Hurting
U.S. Industries and Workers." ... Click here for full article.
�The result is that U.S. companies are contributing to the development of China and simultaneously contributing to the
loss of jobs and destruction of industries in the United States. Nevertheless, they are doing these things in the pursuit
of the widely accepted corporate goal of maximizing profits,� said Dr. Ralph E. Gomory, who until recently was head of the
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and currently is Research Professor at New York University.
Below is Mr. Gomory's quote from this March 1, 2010 article titled
"The Innovation Delusion."
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"Specializing in innovation is an attractive idea, but a misleading one; an idea that blinds us to what we really need to do."
"We need to do more than produce exciting new ideas; we must also be able to compete in large productive industries. This
requires us to both balance trade and to motivate our corporations not only to innovate, but also to produce in this
country. While this is hard to do, it can be done. Specializing in innovation, though often recommended, is in fact a
delusion, an alluring path that in reality will lead us straight downhill."
-- Ralph Gomory
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