Jordan Friedman

Jordan Friedman is a New York-based freelance writer and journalist specializing in history. His bylines have appeared in National Geographic and Smithsonian magazine, and on HISTORY.com.

A young man with short light brown hair and light facial hair is smiling outdoors with trees and a clear blue sky in the background.

A split image shows a person typing on a laptop on the left and gridlocked cars on the right, set against connected nodes and letters—a visual nod to Jack Nilles, pioneer of telecommuting.

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Remote control: Meet “the father of telework”

Decades before COVID imposed remote work on the world, Jack Nilles pioneered WFH and championed its many benefits.