We are not all fortunate enough to leave behind a permanent legacy, let alone a legacy in perfect tune with our character and our interests. James Martin, tech entrepreneur and reader of the future, who died this week at the age of 79, was a man whose curiosity was bettered only by his intellect. In addition to his family and close friends, many people have been fortunate to come into contact with Jim Martin's ideas through his many books and films, as well as through the Oxford Martin School which will carry forward his vision for a better future.
Martin started his career at IBM, installing 30-tonne computers and programming the world's first international airline reservation systems. He soon migrated to its Systems Research Institute, which he characterised as a "think tank and internal university with an eclectic hornet's nest of a faculty", and he is commonly referred to as the "Father of CASE" (Computer-Aided Systems Engineering).
By: Ian Goldin,
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via Wired.co.uk
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-06/27/james-martin
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