Alan Kay

GPTKB entity

Properties (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf computer scientist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Disney_Research
gptkb:Apple_Inc.
gptkb:Viewpoints_Research_Institute
gptkb:Xerox_PARC
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Colorado_Boulder
gptkb:University_of_Utah
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_of_Technology_and_Innovation
Turing Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1940-05-17
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Wichita,_Kansas,_USA
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:field computer science
human-computer interaction
software engineering
education technology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alan Kay
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Bill_Gates
gptkb:Steve_Jobs
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Douglas_Engelbart
gptkb:Marvin_Minsky
gptkbp:knownFor object-oriented programming
Smalltalk programming language
Dynabook concept
educational technology advocacy
personal computing advocacy
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Smalltalk-80
Squeak
Object-oriented programming principles
gptkbp:occupation computer scientist
pioneer in computer science
gptkbp:residence gptkb:California,_USA
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sylvia_Kay
gptkbp:website http://www.vpri.org