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Jack Tramiel
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American businessman (1928-2012)
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5 total works indexed
- A simple method for displaying the hydropathic character of a protein
· 1982 · cited 18,691x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,951x
- Accurate structure prediction of biomolecular interactions with AlphaFold 3
· 2024 · cited 15,161x
- The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 13,446x
- APACHE II
· 1985 · cited 13,286x
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Key facts
- Pronunciation
- / ˈ dʒ æ k t r ə ˈ m ɛ l / , [ ˈidɛk ˈtʂmjɛl ]
- Born
- Idek Trzmiel , ( 1928-12-13 ) December 13, 1928, Łódź , Second Polish Republic
- Died
- April 8, 2012 (2012-04-08) (aged 83) , Stanford, California , U.S.
- Known for
- Holocaust survivor Founder of Commodore International Founder and CEO of Atari Corporation
- Spouse
- Helen ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1947 – 2012 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Łódź
- Place of death
- Monte Sereno
- Occupation
- businessperson
- Employer
- Atari Corporation
- Languages spoken
- Polish
- Field of work
- entrepreneur
- Image
- Jack Tramiel retuschiert.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- date of birth
- 1928-12-13
- date of death
- 2012-04-08
- Commons category
- Jack Tramiel
- place of detention
- Hannover-Ahlem concentration camp
- cause of death
- heart failure
- name in native language
- Jack Tramiel
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Jack Tramiel (/ˈdʒæk trəˈmɛl/, trə-MEL; born Idek Trzmiel, Polish pronunciation: [ˈidɛk ˈtʂmjɛl]; December 13, 1928 – April 8, 2012) was a Polish-American businessman and Holocaust survivor, best known for founding Commodore International. The PET, VIC-20, and Commodore 64 are some home computers produced while he was running the company. Tramiel later formed Atari Corporation after he purchased the remnants of the original Atari, Inc. from its parent company. He was one of six people spotlighted when the computer was denoted "Machine of the Year" by Time magazine in 1982.
Early years
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