Thomas R. "Tom" Bruce is an American academic and former software engineer who co-founded the

Legal Information Institute The Legal Information Institute (LII) is a non-profit public service of Cornell Law School that provides no-cost access to current American and international legal research sources online. Founded in 1992 by Peter Martin and Tom Bruce, LII ...

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with Peter Martin in 1992.

Education

Bruce earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...

and a Master of Fine Arts in stage management from the School of Drama at Yale University.

Career

After graduating from Yale, Bruce worked as a stage and production manager for the Spoleto Festival USA, Texas Opera Theater,

American Repertory Theater The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) is a professional not-for-profit theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1979 by Robert Brustein, the A.R.T. is known for its commitment to new American plays and music–theater explorations; to ne ...

, and Greater Miami Opera. He joined Cornell Law School in 1988 as director of educational technologies. In 1992, Bruce co-founded the

at Cornell. He is the author of

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, the first

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for

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. Cello was first released on June 8, 1993.

References

External links

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