23 Facts About Jerry Kaplan

Samuel Jerrold "Jerry" Kaplan was born on March 25,1952 and is an American computer scientist, author, futurist, and entrepreneur.

Jerry Kaplan is best known as a pioneer in the field of pen computing and tablet computers.

Jerry Kaplan is the founder of numerous companies, including GO Corporation, whose technology was used to develop the first smartphone and tablet PC.

Jerry Kaplan has been featured in major news publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Red Herring, and Bloomberg Businessweek.

Jerry Kaplan is the author of the 2015 book Humans Need Not Apply: A Guide to Wealth and Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.

Jerry Kaplan was briefly a Fellow at the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics.

Jerry Kaplan attended the University of Chicago where he received a Bachelor's Degree in history and philosophy of science in 1972.

Jerry Kaplan then studied computer science at the University of Pennsylvania where he graduated in 1979 with a Doctorate in computer and information science.

Jerry Kaplan was a research associate with Stanford between 1979 and 1981.

Jerry Kaplan was hired by Lotus Development Corporation to develop and design software based on Al techniques, working as the company's principal technologist.

Jerry Kaplan got the idea for another venture while riding in a plane with Kapor and discussing computer technology and the need for a notebook type computer.

Jerry Kaplan believed the next generation of computers would be hand-held digital notepads which people would use a pen to write on the screen instead of typing.

Jerry Kaplan focused on developing a new type of operating system for tablet computers with touch sensitive screens.

Jerry Kaplan later authored Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure, a book about the history of the company in which he details his experience with company investors as well as pitching the idea to Microsoft and Apple who began to develop their own tablets as opposed to investing in GO.

Jerry Kaplan is the co-founder of OnSale, an online auction website that he co-founded in 1994 and launched in 1995, five months prior to eBay.

In 1996, Jerry Kaplan announced that he would be taking the company public.

Jerry Kaplan expanded its offerings to include sporting goods, jewelry, clothing, artwork, electronics and specialty foods.

Jerry Kaplan was later purchased by Egghead Software in 1999 for $400 million.

In 2004, Jerry Kaplan launched a new venture called Winster, Inc.

Jerry Kaplan is still involved with Stanford University, the school where he began his career.

Jerry Kaplan is a Fellow at The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics and teaches History and Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence in the Computer Science Department.

Jerry Kaplan is involved in philanthropy and in 1998 donated $250,000 to The Robert and Mary Montgomery Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach, Florida in honor of his mother Muriel Kaplan, a former sculpture instructor at the Center.

Jerry Kaplan is married to Michelle Kaplan and has four daughters.