Alan Kay
Summary
Alan Curtis Kay (born May 17, 1940) is an American computer scientist, known for his early pioneering work on object-oriented programming and windowing graphical user interface design, and for coining the phrase, "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." He is the president of the Viewpoints Research Institute, and an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is also on the advisory board of TTI/Vanguard. Until mid 2005, he was a Senior Fellow at HP Labs, a Visiting Professor at Kyoto University, and an Adjunct Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Originally from Springfield, Massachusetts, Kay attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, earning a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Molecular Biology.
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Apple Never Invented Anything
“Monsieur Voiture, you hopeless [redacted French slur], you still can’t prepare a proper mayonnaise! I’ll show you one last time while standing on one foot…”.
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Retweet: 49ers chief executive talks to the Mercury News about the team's software-driven new home
Mike Rosenberg of the San Jose Mercury News posted today part three of his interview with the CEO of the San Francisco 49ers, Jed York. The interviews center on the new stadium the NFL team will get in 2014.
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A few thoughts on Google brain implants
I was chatting with our Innovation Director, Rob Meldrum, the other day about what might happen if Google decides to officially make a play for developing a brain implant. As I tore an almond croissant into miniature chunks to enjoy with my yummington hot beverage, I began to wonder what the implications would be for digital advertising and permission-based marketing.
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Reuters names social media editor, deputy online editor
Alan Kay, an American scientist at the dawn of the personal computer age, once said: “The best way to predict the future is to invent it. ” De Rosa, a product manager and technologist at Reuters, has taken that message to heart, turning a side project into one of the most potent social media platforms around.
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De Rosa named Reuters.com social media editor
Anthony De Rosa is currently a product manager and technologist at Reuters, and — according to NBC New York — “one of the top 20 people to follow on Twitter. ” From the memo announcing his appointment:… Read more.
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Check Out This Picture Of The First Laptop
Technically, this was the first "portable" computer. It wasn't until a couple of years later that the term "laptop" was actually used.
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BBC News visualisation tool revealed
Developer Andy Lintner's visualisation of the scale of the Deepwater Horizon disaster was a powerful and engaging way to explain the impact of the disaster, transposing the size of the slick to anywhere you chose.
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The Newsonomics of wilting flowers
[Each week, our friend Ken Doctor -- author of Newsonomics and longtime watcher of the business side of digital news -- writes about the economics of the news business for the Lab. ].
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The Newsonomics of wilting flowers
[Each week, our friend Ken Doctor -- author of Newsonomics and longtime watcher of the business side of digital news -- writes about the economics of the news business for the Lab. ].
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