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Alan Kay

Alan Kay. “The best way to predict the future is to invent it”. Presented by: Brennen Taylor CSCE 221 – Spring 2014. Beginnings. Born on May 17, 1940 in Springfield, Massachusetts Father designed leg prostheses Mother was a musician Attended Brooklyn Technical High School.

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Alan Kay

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  1. Alan Kay “The best way to predict the future is to invent it” Presented by: Brennen Taylor CSCE 221 – Spring 2014

  2. Beginnings • Born on May 17, 1940 in Springfield, Massachusetts • Father designed leg prostheses • Mother was a musician • Attended Brooklyn Technical High School

  3. Early Computer years • Introduced to computers when Kay entered the Air Force • Started work with the IBM 1401 • First started thinking about Object-Oriented Code design • Left Air Force to attend college • Undergraduate Degree At University of Colorado in 1966 • Mathematics • Molecular Biology

  4. Graduate Years • Moved to University of Colorado • Masters degree in electrical engineering • Ph. D. in computer science in 1969 • Contributed to ARPA research • Designed FLEX and published “Reactive Engine” thesis • Influenced by Douglas Engelbart’s “Mother of all Demos” • GUI interface • Hypertext • Mouse interaction

  5. Research at PARC • Hired at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) • Designed Dynabook • Touch screen • Keyboard • Designed and created SmallTalk • First Object-Oriented language • Ran on Alto computer

  6. After PARC • Worked for Atari in 1983 • Joined Apple in 1984 • Developed Squeak • Moved to Disney’s Imagineering Division in 1997 • Continues to work on Squeak • Actively works to get a personal computer for all children • One Laptop Per Child Program • Viewpoints Research Institute

  7. Awards And Honors • ACM Software Systems Award • J-D Warnier Prix D'Informatique (2001) • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences • Fellow of National Academy of Engineering • Won ACM Turing Award in 2003 • Pioneering ideas at root of object oriented programming • Leading Smalltalk development team • Fundamental contributions to personal computing • Kyoto Prize in 2004

  8. Citation • http://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/kay_3972189.cfm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Xerox_Alto.jpg • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dynabook.png • http://cdn.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/nexusae0_Alan_Kay_and_the_prototype_of_Dynabook_pt._5_3010032738.jpg • http://www.computerhistory.org/fellowawards/hall/bios/Alan,Kay/

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