Daniel Lewin
Daniel Mark Lewin (May 14, 1970 – September 11, 2001) was an American mathematician and entrepreneur. He helped create a company called Akamai Technologies.
Daniel Lewin | |
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 Lewin's name along with other American Airlines Flight 11 passengers on the memorial plaque at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum | |
| Born | May 14, 1970 |
| Died | September 11, 2001 (aged 31) American Airlines Flight 11 above Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Stab wounds (September 11 attacks) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Allegiance |  Israel |
| Service/branch | Sayeret Matkal |
| Rank | Captain |
Before starting his company, Lewin was a member of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and was able to make it to the rank of captain. He would go on to work for IBM and then start Akamai Technologies with F. Thomson Leighton while at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1][2]
Lewin is said to have been the first victim of the September 11 attacks.[3][4] Lewin was aboard American Airlines Flight 11 to head to a business meeting in Los Angeles. When the terrorists hijacked the plane, it is reported that Lewin got up to try and stop them but had his throat slashed by Satam al-Suqami, a hijacker that was sitting behind him.[5][6]
His name is on the the South Pool, on Panel N-75 at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.[7] In 2017, Lewin was inducted in the National Inventors Hall of Fame.[8]
References
change- ↑ "Daniel Lewin, Technology Executive, 31". The New York Times. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ↑ "Akamai Remembers Danny Lewin". Akamai Technologies. Archived from the original on October 26, 2006. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "The legacy of Danny Lewin, the first man to die on 9/11". CNN. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ↑ "Ex-Israeli commando tried to halt unfolding hijacking". Daily News. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "1. We Have Some Planes". 9/11 Commission. Archived from the original on September 1, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "UPI hears..." United Press International. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ↑ "South Pool: Panel N-75 - Daniel M. Lewin". National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Archived from the original on July 27, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "NIHF Inductee Daniel Lewin Invented CDN for Freeing Up Web Congestion". National Inventors Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 6, 2024.