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EPISODE · Jul 7, 2025 · 31 MIN

EP#5: Thomas Bruce: the Renaissance man behind the Cello browser and Legal Information Institute

from Rule-Breakers · host PROPYLON

In this episode of Rule-breakers, Sean talks to Thomas Bruce about his remarkable career. From his days as a master electrician for the Yale Rep to touring with music legends, Thomas developed the Cello web browser, one of the internet's first graphical web browsers for Windows. He also co-founded the Legal Information Institute (LII) at Cornell in the early nineties when only fragments of legal information could be found on the internet. Discover Thomas' unique insights into early web development, the evolution of legal tech, and the surprising connections he finds between all his passions. 

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