Philippe Kahn

His mother was a French singer, actress, and violinist, raised in Paris by parents who had fled the Russian pogroms.

[11][12] Kahn was educated in mathematics at the ETH Zurich, Switzerland (Swiss Federal Polytechnic Institute), on a full scholarship and University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, France.

He also received a master's in musicology composition and classical flute performance at the Zurich Music Conservatory in Switzerland.

[15][11] Its first product, Turbo Pascal, sold for $49.95 at a time when programming tools cost hundreds or thousands of dollars.

[17] Kahn encouraged a collegial and hard-charging atmosphere at Borland, which attracted and cultivated technology leaders including Anders Hejlsberg, creator of Turbo Pascal, and Marc Randolph, cofounder of Netflix.

[19] Fullpower, founded in 2005, provides a patented ecosystem for wearable and Internet of Things sensor-fusion solutions supporting networks of sensors.

During a demanding race requiring sailors to sleep less than an hour every 24-hour period, Kahn began experimenting with biosensors and three-axis linear accelerometers that could detect micromovements and provide meaningful recommendations.

[23] At the hospital, while his wife was in labor, Kahn jury-rigged a connection between a mobile phone and a digital camera and sent off photos in real time to the picture messaging infrastructure he had running in his home.

[29] Under Kahn's direction, Borland became the first software company to offer domestic partners full benefits and a pioneer for gay rights in Silicon Valley.

An offshore sailor with over 10 trans-Pacific crossings, Kahn holds the Transpac double handed (two-crewmember) record from San Francisco to Oahu, Hawaii.

[3][37] According to the foundation's website, it sponsors local and national non-profit organizations focused on environmental causes and works to improve access to health care, education, and the arts.

Kahn working on the first camera phones
June 11, 1997, Santa Cruz, CA: Image taken by Kahn after his daughter's birth
July 1, 2010, Double Jeopardy clue