Paul Brainerd

Paul Brainerd

Paul Brainerd (born 1947) is a pioneer in the field of computer-aided editing, design and publishing. Born in Medford, Oregon, to Phil and VerNatta Brainerd, Paul Brainerd attended the University of Oregon where he was the editor for the school's paper, the Oregon Daily Emerald. Brainerd later co-founded the publishing/printing software company Aldus, which brought the first ever desktop publishing application, PageMaker to the market. The term "desktop publishing" was itself coined by Brainerd [ [http://www.optimism-modernity.org.uk/documents/index.html#note1 The optimism of modernity : documents ] ] .

In 1995 Brainerd founded the [http://brainerd.org Brainerd Foundation] , an organization focused on environmental education and the environment of the northwest.

Sources

* [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=7657 HistoryLink Essay: Paul Brainerd]
* [http://brainerd.org/about/origins.php Brainerd Foundation]

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