Jack Tramiel

Also known as Jacek Trzemiel, Idek Trzmiel, Idek Tramielski, Jacek Trzmielski, Juda Jacek Trzmielski

American businessman (1928-2012)

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Active from: 1975-05-18

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5 total works indexed

A simple method for displaying the hydropathic character of a protein
· 1982 · cited 18,569x
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 15,326x
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 13,248x
Accurate structure prediction of biomolecular interactions with AlphaFold 3
· 2024 · cited 13,226x

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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