In demonologyGremory is a strong Duke of Hell that governs twenty-six legions of demons. He tells all things past, present and future, about hidden treasures, and procures the love of women, young and old, but especially maidens.
He is depicted as appearing in the form of a beautiful woman with the crown of a duchess tied around her waist, and riding a camel.
Gomory served as chairman of IBM Research's Mathematical Sciences Department from 1965-67 and 1968-70 during an important period of its growth and evolution.
Gomory was elected a vice president of IBM in 1973, named to the company's Corporate Management Board in 1983, and elected a senior vice president in 1985.
Gomory is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a fellow of the Econometric Society.
Gomory, who arrived at the Sloan Foundation in 1989 after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 60 for senior managers at IBM, is a well-respected researcher and technologist with a knack for figuring out the next big thing in his field.
Gomory's early foray into bioterrorism prevention and preparedness led to establishing connections with people involved in homeland security that would later prove valuable.
Gomory, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., who graduated from Williams College and Princeton University in the early years of the Cold War, credits his background in science with teaching him to trust his instincts on terrorism preparedness.