Daniel Lewin (born 1970)
Israeli-raised computer scientist, former IDF officer and co-founder of Akamai Technologies; killed on 11 September 2001
| Daniel Lewin
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| Image |  Daniel Lewin (National Inventors Hall of Fame) |
| Born | 14 May 1970 Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Died | 11 September 2001 American Airlines Flight 11 |
| Occupation | Computer scientist and entrepreneur |
| Known for | Co-founder and chief technology officer of Akamai Technologies |
| Education | Technion; Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Daniel "Danny" Lewin (14 May 1970 – 11 September 2001) was a computer scientist who co-founded Akamai Technologies with Tom Leighton in 1998 and was its chief technology officer.[1] According to the National Inventors Hall of Fame, he was "Born in Denver and raised in Jerusalem" and "had also served as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces for over four years".[1] He was killed on board American Airlines Flight 11 on 11 September 2001.[2]
Israel Defense Forces
MIT News says that before going to MIT "Lewin was an officer in the Israeli Defense Forces, an elite anti-terrorism unit".[2] The National Inventors Hall of Fame says he served as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces "for over four years".[1]
Career
Before co-founding Akamai, Lewin worked at IBM's research laboratory in Haifa as "a full-time research fellow and project leader while simultaneously completing two undergraduate degrees at the Technion".[1] MIT News says his master's thesis "was the basis for the foundation of Akamai, which Lewin co-founded with Leighton in 1998".[2] The National Inventors Hall of Fame inducted him in 2017 for the content-delivery network patent (US Patent No. 6,108,703).[1]
Death
MIT News reported that Lewin "was killed on-board American Airlines Flight 11", and that "he is thought to have attempted to stop the terrorists on-board Flight 11 as they took control of the cockpit".[2]