9 6 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Way man ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁creating ▁the ▁International ▁Cons umer ▁Electron ics ▁Show ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁C ES ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁largest ▁annual ▁event ▁and ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁consumer ▁technology ▁trade ▁show . ▁ ▁Biography ▁▁ ▁Jack ▁Way man ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Miami ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁the ▁only ▁child ▁of ▁a ▁successful ▁home ▁builder , ▁particularly ▁in ▁South ▁Beach , ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁grew ▁up ▁on ▁an ▁island ▁between ▁Miami ▁and ▁Miami ▁Beach . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁David son ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Way man ▁was ▁draft ed ▁into ▁the ▁Army , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁inf antry ▁captain ▁during ▁the ▁Norm andy ▁In vas ion . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁▁ ▁Way man ▁returned ▁to ▁Miami ▁after ▁leaving ▁the ▁military ▁and ▁became ▁personal ▁assistant ▁to ▁Arthur ▁V ining ▁Davis , ▁who ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Al co a , ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Al co a ▁F ruit ▁Company , ▁and ▁founder ▁of ▁Ar v ida ▁Properties . ▁After ▁two ▁years ▁ ▁Davis ▁encourag ed ▁him ▁to ▁en roll ▁in ▁Ge or get own ▁University ' s ▁School ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Service . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁Ge or get own , ▁Way man ▁worked ▁days ▁in ▁a ▁local ▁electron ics ▁store ▁called ▁L acy ' s ▁and ▁took ▁classes ▁at ▁night . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2