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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alan_KayAlan Kay - Wikipedia

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   Alan Curtis Kay (born May 17, 1940) is an American computer scientist best known for his pioneering work on object-oriented programming and windowing graphical user interface (GUI) design. At Xerox PARC he led the design and development of the first modern windowed computer desktop interface.

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   Why is Alan Kay considered the father of personal computers?

   • Alan Kay is considered by some as the “father of personal computers” because he envisioned a small computing system in the 1970’s, long before notebook computers were available. The One Laptop per Child program and the Children’s Machine have adopted his concepts about children and learning.

   Alan Kay - A.M. Turing Award Laureate

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   Who is Alan Kay?

   • Alan Kay (born May 17, 1940, Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.) is an American computer scientist and winner of the 2003 A.M. Turing Award, the highest honour in computer science, for his contributions to object-oriented programming languages, including Smalltalk, and to personal computing.

   Alan Kay | Biography, Inventions, & Facts | Britannica

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   Who is Alan Curtis Kay?

   • Alan Curtis Kay was born in 1940 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was raised in an environment of art, literature, and science. At three, Kay could read and by the time he started school, he had already read several hundred books. Kay attended Bethany College, where he majored in biology and minored in mathematics.

   Alan Kay: Transforming the Computer Into a Communication Medium

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   Why did Kay visit Papert?

   • When Kay visited Papert, he saw children writing computer programs that generated poetry, translated English into Pig Latin, and created arithmetic environments. He then became intrigued by the analogy between print literacy and the Logo software.

   Alan Kay: Transforming the Computer Into a Communication Medium

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Alan-KayAlan Kay | Biography, Inventions, & Facts | Britannica

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   Alan Kay (born May 17, 1940, Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.) is an American computer scientist and winner of the 2003 A.M. Turing Award, the highest honour in computer science, for his contributions to object-oriented programming languages, including Smalltalk, and to personal computing.

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4. www.ted.com › speakers › alan_kayAlan Kay | Speaker | TED

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   Alan Kay is a visionary inventor who conceived of laptops, graphical interfaces and object-oriented programming. He has worked at XeroxPARC, Apple, HP and Disney, and is now focused on creating tools for thinking and learning.

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6. amturing.acm.org › award_winners › kay_3972189Alan Kay - A.M. Turing Award Laureate

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   Alan Kay is a computer scientist who invented many of the ideas behind object-oriented programming languages and personal computing. He led the team that developed Smalltalk and the Alto computer, and envisioned the Dynabook, a portable electronic device with a touch-screen and a keyboard.

7. www.newscientist.com › article › mg13818784-500The man who made computers personal: Alan Kay may not be a ...

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   Jun 19, 1993 · To what does Alan Kay, one of computing’s great innovators, owe his creative vision? He dreamt up the portable computer in 1968, when computers were huge, shared mainframes used only by experts.

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     Alan Kay, 2015: Power of Simplicity

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     Alan Kay Said: "The best way to predict the future is to invent it."

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9. www.computerhistory.org › profile › alan-kayAlan Kay - CHM

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   Jul 1, 2024 · Dr. Alan Kay, President of Viewpoints Research Institute, Inc., is a CHM Fellow, inducted in 1999. He is one of the earliest pioneers of object-oriented programming, personal computing, and graphical user interfaces.

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    Alan Kay’s visionary ideas about computers were instrumental in transforming the computer from an office machine into a mainstream communication device. Throughout his career at Xerox PARC, he attempted to encourage his colleagues to design small notebook size computers and create software that children could learn.